State Life Insurance v. Tyler
Supreme Court of Georgia
Questions certified by Court of Appeals (Case No. 6854).
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
The Court of Appeals has requested instruction upon certain questions of law, one of which, though expressed in several different ways, relates to one proposition, namely, can a forfeiture of a life-insurance policy be declared on the basis of a provision in a promissory note given for a premium on the policy, declaring that the policy shall be forfeited if the note should not be paid at maturity, the policy itself containing no such provision ? This question goes principally to the form of the contract. A contract of life insurance is required by statute in this State to be in writing. ■…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Arnold v. Empire Mutual Annuity & Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Baker v. . the Union Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Hipp v. Fidelity Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Lankford v. State Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Diehl v. American Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Gunter v. Philadelphia Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
- National Life & Accident Insurance v. LockettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Chandler v. American Central Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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