Interstate Life & Accident Co. v. Bess
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
This was an action by the beneficiary of an insurance policy in which it was stipulated that “In ease of misstatement of age of the insured the company will only be liable for the amount payable according to its table at the proper age, and in the event the proper age exceeds the maximum age at which the company will grant policies, the policy shall be void.” The insurer pleaded that it would not issue a policy of insurance upon the life of a person over 55 years of age; that the insured had declared his age to be 54 years, and that the contract was entered into on that basis, whereas he was…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. American National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- New York Life Insurance v. PattenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Reliance Life Insurance v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- Supreme Conclave Knights of Damon v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Puckett v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Preston v. National Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Jefferson Standard Life Insurance v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- Peninsular Casualty Co. v. McCloudCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
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