Georgia Court of Appeals, 1908

Farmers Mutual Life Protective Ass'n v. Elliott

Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 18, 1908 · Russell

4 Ga. App. 342; 61 S.E. 493; 1908 Ga. App. LEXIS 293

Cases that cite this one

10 later published cases cite this decision.

Jones v. Travelers Protective Ass'n of America (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1936)
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Smith (Ga. Ct. App. 1934)
Union Relief Ass'n v. Evans (Ga. Ct. App. 1933)
Modern Order of Prætorians v. Blackburn (Ga. Ct. App. 1931)
Shields v. Supreme Council (Ohio 1930)
Farmers Mutual Co-operative Fire Insurance v. Kilgore (Ga. Ct. App. 1929)
National Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics v. Caraway (Ga. Ct. App. 1913)
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias v. Few (Ga. 1912)
Locomotive Engineers' Mutual Life & Accident Insurance v. Bobo (Ga. Ct. App. 1910)
Williams v. Empire Mutual Annuity & Life Insurance (Ga. Ct. App. 1910)

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Opinion of the Court

Russell, J.

Even if, under the hy-laws of a benevolent fraternal association or assessment insurance society, no affirmative action is necessary in order to enforce the forfeiture of a policy of insurance, for nonpayment of dues or assessments, as the ease may be, the subsequent demand for the payment of such dues or assessments is a waiver of the forfeiture, and an acknowledgment that the delinquent policy-holder is still entitled to the benefits conferred by his contract with the association. Judgment affirmed.

Upon an agreed statement of facts, from which the foregoing appeared, the case was submitted to the judge, to be determined by him without a jury; and he rendered judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted.

Edgar Latham, for plaintiff in error,

cited: Civil Code, §2135 et seq.; Georgia Masons v. Gibson, 52 Ga. 642 (3); Harrington v. Asso., 70 Ga. 340; Wright v. Supreme Commandery, 87 Ga. 426; Haupt v. Ins. Co., 110 Ga. 146; Hutson v. Ins. Co., 122 Ga. 847, 852; Bank of Commerce v. Ins. Co., 125 Ga. 552 (3), 557; 16 Am. & Eng. Enc. L. (1st ed.) 83; 21 Id. (2d ed.) 286, 288, 293, 294; Niblack, Ins. & Benefit Soc. (2d ed.) §§289, 291, 306; Illinois Masons v. Baldwin, 86 Ill. 479.

James Davison, Berner, Smith & Hastings, contra,

cited: Starnes v. Asso., 2 Ga. App. 237; Wright v. Supreme Commandery, 87 Ga. 426; 19 Am. & Eng. Enc. L. (2d ed.) 59 et seq.; 25 Cyc. 871 et seq.; Griesa v. Asso., 133 N. Y. 619 (30 N. E. 1146); affirming 15 N. Y. Supp. 71; Mee v. Asso., 69 Minn. 210 (72 N. W. 74); Murray v. Asso., 90 Cal. 402 (27 Pac. 309); Roswell v. Union, 13 Fed. 840; Modern Woodmen v. Jameson, 49 Kan. 677 (30 Pac. 460); Farmers Mut. Life Asso. v. Koontz, 30 N. E. (Ind. App.) 145; Moreland v. Ins. Co., 20 Ky. L. Rep. (46 S. W. 516); Beatty v. *344Asso., 75 Fed. 65; Stylow v. Ins. Co., 69 Wis. 224 (34 N. W. 151); Jackson v. Asso., 78 Wis. 463 (47 N. W. 733). The following cases were distinguished: Toeller v. Central Verein, 72 N. W. (Wis.) 630; Miles v. Asso., 108 Wis. 421 (84 N. W. 159); Schmidt v. Modern Woodmen, 54 N. W. (Wis.) 264; Leffingwell v. Grand Lodge, 86 Iowa, 273; Carlston v. Supreme Council, 115 Cal. 466 (35 L. R. A. 643).

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