Legal Opinion
Pearl Assurance Co. v. Bernath
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1938No. 11975PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Russell, Chief Justice.
1. In this suit by a citizen of Georgia against a non-resident insurance company and its resident agent, it appears from the petition, fairly construed, that the plaintiff is seeking first and mainly to recover against both as on the contracts of insurance issued by the company through its agent, and alternatively to recover against both upon the theory of fraud in the conduct of the agent. Central R. Co. v. Pickett, 87 Ga. 734 (13 S. E. 750) ; Citizens & Southern Bank v. Union Warehouse & Compress Co., 157 Ga. 434 (9), (10), 454 (122 S. E. 327).
2. The plaintiff could…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Citizens & Southern Bank v. Union Warehouse & Compress Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Central Railroad v. Pickett & BlairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Southern Railway Co. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Peeples v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Gill v. TisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Sanyo Electric, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
- Fields v. GoldsteinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Smith v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Scoggins v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Gigandet v. Lighting Galleries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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