Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen v. Eppes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari; from Eulton superior court—Judge Pendleton. October 30, 1919. Application for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
This was a suit instituted in the municipal court of Atlanta, in October, 1918, by a policy or “covenant” holder against the above-styled fraternal beneficial association to recover premiums paid by him upon a certificate of insurance issued to him in January, 1909, and for interest upon each payment, and was based upon a breach of the contract by the insurer through a large increase in the rate of premium demanded and a decrease in certain substantial benefits under the certificate or “covenant”.
A principal and substantial element of the contract of insurance here involved was its feature of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ancient Order United Workmen v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Supreme Council American Legion of Honor v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Farrow v. State Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Wilson & Co. v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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- McKinney v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaOhio Supreme Court · 1931
- Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. GunterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Italian Society of Mutual Beneficence v. VacarellaAlabama Court of Appeals · 1936
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