State Supreme Court / Ga.

Davis v. United American Life Insurance

Decided November 4, 1959. W Henry Duckworth wrote the opinion for the court.

111 S.E.2d 488 · Cited 79 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

McCann v. Glynn Lumber Company · 34 S.E.2d 839
Lloyd Adams Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 10 S.E.2d 46
Yablon v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 38 S.E.2d 534
Cox v. Zucker · 102 S.E.2d 580
Hill v. Agnew · 34 S.E.2d 702
Wood v. Phoenix Insurance Company · 34 S.E.2d 688
Hodges v. Planters & Peoples Mutual Fire Ass'n · 37 Ga. App. 203

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Western Pacific Mutual Insurance v. Davies · 601 S.E.2d 363
Cherokee Credit Life Insurance v. Baker · 168 S.E.2d 171
Chalkley v. Ward · 166 S.E.2d 748
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society v. Etheridge · 154 S.E.2d 369
Holcomb v. Word · 238 S.E.2d 915
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Burke v. Life Insurance Co. of Georgia · 123 S.E.2d 426
Erquitt v. Solomon · 218 S.E.2d 172
First Georgia Insurance v. Goodrum · 370 S.E.2d 162
Hardin v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. · 229 S.E.2d 371
Welch v. Professional Insurance Corporation · 231 S.E.2d 103
Warrior Constructors, Inc. v. E. C. Ernst Co. · 195 S.E.2d 261

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