Legal Opinion
Fields v. Continental Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1930No. 7125PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. “In order to transfer the legal title to a policy of fire-insurance from the person to whom the policy was issued to another, the assignment thereof must be in writing, and one other than the person to whom it was issued can not, in his own name, maintain an action thereon, unless the policy has been duly assigned to him in writing.” National Fire Insurance Co. v. Grace, 106 Ga. 264 (32 S. E. 100) ; Steele v. Gatlin, 115 Ga. 929 (2) (42 S. E. 253, 59 L. R. A. 129) ; Sprouse v. Skinner, 155 Ga. 119 (116 S. E. 606); Civil Code (1910), § 2470. Accordingly, in a suit against a fire-insurance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. MowrySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Peacock v. HorneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Morris v. Orient InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Steele v. GatlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Sprouse v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Assurance Co. of America v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Hughes v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Kemira, Inc. v. Williams Investigative & Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Walker v. General InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Orient Insurance Company v. DunlapSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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