Legal Opinion
Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company v. Torrance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1964No. 40653PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pannell, Judge.
1. Courts do not generally favor forfeitures and this rule is applicable to insurance contracts. Life Ins. Co. of Va. v. Williams, 48 Ga. App. 10, 13 (1) (172 SE 101); Prudential Ins. Co. v. Calloway, 54 Ga. App. 863 (189 SE 545); Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Benton, 56 Ga. App. 298 (192 SE 520); Aetna Ins. Co. v. Lipsitz, 130 Ga. 170, 175 (2) (60 SE 531, 14 AC 1070); 45 CJS 150, Insurance, § 473 (1). “While forfeitures are not favored, they are not altogether prohibited in this State. Code §§ 37-216; 85-901—85-906; Equitable Loan &c. Co. v. Waring [117 Ga. 599]; Thompson v.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Equitable Loan & Security Co. v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Golden v. National Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Bew v. Travelers' Insurance Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1921
- Kirouac v. HealeySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co. v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Imperial Enterprises, Inc., D/B/A Imperial Carpet Mills, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Kisling v. MFA Mutual Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co. v. MeadCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
- US Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. HillmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
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