Legal Opinion
Sasser v. Coastal States Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 20, 1966No. 41705PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
“An application for insurance is a mere offer,” (Fort Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Lumbermen’s Mut. Cas. Co., 69 Ga. App. 120 (1) (24 SE2d 846)), and the company is free to accept or reject it. Boswell v. Gulf Life Ins. Co., 197 Ga. 269, 272 (29 SE2d 71). Unless the offer is accepted by the company no contract ever comes into existence and no liability can arise. “The intention of the parties to a life insurance contract controls as it does in other contracts, and We think it was the intention of the parties here for the insurance in question to become effective from the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. BabcockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Travelers Insurance v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Todd v. German American InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Athens Mutual Insurance v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Golden v. National Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Thomas v. Union Fidelity Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Jessie Cody, Sallie Mae Cody and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. Community Loan Corporation of Richmond County, James Touchstone, Glenda Touchstone, Inez Singleton and All Others Similarly Situated v. Community Loan & Investment Corporation of AugustaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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