Legal Opinion
Wood v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1985No. 42341PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
This case comes before us upon questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit pursuant to Rule 36 of the Supreme Court of Georgia. See OCGA § 15-2-9. The following statement of facts and certified questions were submitted to us by the circuit court.
Statement of Facts
“On January 13, 1982, Kristofer Wood died at the age of twenty-two of respiratory failure resulting from his lifelong affliction with muscular dystrophy. Kristofer was first diagnosed as having muscular dystrophy around 1966 when he was six years old. In 1969 his father, Ross Wood,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hollowell v. JoveSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Barton v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Rash v. Toccoa Clinic Medical AssociatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Laxton v. National Grange Mutual Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
- Gordon v. Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Lincoln National Life Insurance v. Joseph Schlanger 2006 Insurance TrustSupreme Court of Delaware · 2011
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