Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Hand
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action on life-insurance policy; from city court of LaGrange-—• Judge Moon. August 27, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
This court cannot say, as a matter of law, that the jury was not authorized to find the verdict rendered, since it is supported by the sworn testimony of the plaintiff, which they had a right to accept and believe. The fact that in a criminal proceeding the beneficiary named in the policy sued on had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter, for the felonious killing of his wife, who was the assured named in the policy, would not prevent the jury in this proceeding from accepting his sworn testimony to the effect that such killing by him was accidental and unintentional.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- German American Mutual Life Ass'n v. FarleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Cottingham v. WeeksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. O'quinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Powell v. WileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Tumlin v. ParrottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Dimmick v. PullenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Lawler v. Life Ins. Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
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