Legal Opinion

Wooten v. Life Ins. Co. of Georgia

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 14, 1956No. 36097PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

The first special ground of the amended motion for a new trial assigns error on the admission of the testimony of a witness as to fits and convulsions suffered by the insured for a number of years prior to the issuance of the policy *667on the ground that the testimony is inadmissible because the' defendant is estopped to urge fraud in the procurement of the policy as a defense. Since fraud in the procurement would void the entire policy (Code § 56-824) except as to the life insurance feature which had become incontestable, and since the district manager testified: “This policy includes any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Phenix Insurance v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Brown v. McBrideSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Hawkins v. Citizens Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Mutual Hospital Insurance, Inc. v. KlapperIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Lovett v. American Family Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. DeLoach v. MyersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  4. Moate v. HL Green CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  5. Townsend v. United States Rubber CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964

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