Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Proctor

Georgia Court of Appeals
Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Proctor, 18 Ga. App. 517 (1916)
89 S.E. 1088; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 1081
Wade

Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Proctor

Opinion of the Court

Wade, C. J.

1. “When a plaintiff’s right to recover on a contract depends on a condition precedent, to be performed by him, he must allege and prove the performance of such condition precedent, or allege a sufficient legal excuse for its non-performance.” Griswold v. Scott, 13 Ga. 210 (2). See also 13 Cyc. 107, 108.

2. The court erred in overruling the demurrer to the petition as amended, since the plaintiff failed to allege payment of premiums on the policy of insurance, which payment was a condition precedent to a recovery on the contract. The remaining proceedings were therefore nugatory.

Judgment reversed.

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Life Insurance Company of Virginia v. Proctor
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