Legal Opinion

Reeves v. Progressive Life Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 10, 1952No. 33837PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The plaintiffs by amendment attached as Exhibit C the note by which it is alleged the insurance premiums were paid. It is the blank form of a promissory note signed by the insured. The date, the amount, the date due, the payee and the interest rate are left blank.

Code § 14-214 provides in part as follows: “Where the instrument is wanting in any material particular, the person in possession thereof has a prima facie authority to complete it by filling up the blanks therein. A signature on a blank paper delivered by the person making the signature in order…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Arnold v. Empire Mutual Annuity & Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Missouri State Life Insurance v. PilcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  4. Ryle v. Farmers & Merchants BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  5. Ætna Insurance v. SpillersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Canal Insurance v. LawsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  2. Corevest American Finance Lender LLC v. Stewart Title Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  3. Corevest American Finance Lender LLC v. Stewart Title Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021

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