Legal Opinion

Pearl Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Nichols

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 31, 1946No. 31082PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. It is never error to refuse to direct a verdict.

2. There was no error in admitting in evidence the letter from the plaintiff to the attorneys for the defendant.(a) An objection to evidence as being immaterial and irrelevant, without more, is not sufficient.(b) A duplicate carbon copy of an original writing, made by the same stroke of the typewriter, is not secondary evidence and inadmissible as such.(c) An objection to evidence as a self-serving declaration shows no error where other evidence of a similar nature is introduced without objection.(d) An objection to evidence as prejudicial on…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Travelers Insurance v. SheppardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  2. Cotton States Life Insurance v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  3. Roper Wholesale Grocery Co. v. FaverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  4. Southern Insurance v. RayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  5. McBride v. JohnsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Dependable Insurance Co. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  2. Interstate Life & Accident Insurance v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  3. Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. MoweryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. ROYAL INSURANCE CO., LTD. v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  5. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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