Legal Opinion
Dwyer v. Providence Washington Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 6, 1957No. 36652PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.
The law covering this type of insurance was codified in the Code of 1863, Code § 2774 et seq. (noAV Chapter 56-12 of the Code titled “Marine Insurance"). Code § 56-1204 reads: “The insured impliedly warrants that the ship is seaworthy, and shall not be changed except from necessity, and that she shall be employed, conducted, and navigated with reasonable skill and according to law.” The phrase “perils of the sea” has a particular meaning. In Code § 20-704 it is provided: “2. Words generally bear their usual and common signification; but technical words, or words of art, or used in a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Underwriters' Agency v. SutherlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Barnewall v. ChurchNew York Supreme Court · 1803
- Lipshitz v. New Zealand InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Starbuck v. Phenix InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Allison v. . Corn Exchange Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Mathis v. Hanover Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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