78-2088 | 5th Cir. | Nov 8, 1978
583 F.2d 743" court="5th Cir." date_filed="1978-11-08" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/deborah-s-taylor-v-time-insurance-company-359647?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="359647">583 F.2d 743
Deborah S. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
TIME INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 78-2088
Summary Calendar.*
United States Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 8, 1978.
Walter V. Beasley, Charles T. Bass, Decatur, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.
Ben Kingree, Ronald T. Gold, Carter, Ansley, Smith & McLendon, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
On this Georgia diversity summary judgment against the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, the uncontradicted evidence showed that decedent in his application answered "no" to the question of whether he had "consulted or been treated by a physician or practitioner in the past five years." In fact, he had consulted and been treated by a psychiatrist numerous times within three years.
The district court held this to be a material misrepresentation as a matter of law under Ga.Code Ann. § 56-2409 (1977), and granted summary judgment for the insurer. This holding is in accord with Georgia law. New York Life Insurance Co. v. Hollis, 177 Ga. 805" court="Ga." date_filed="1933-10-13" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/new-york-life-insurance-v-hollis-5589599?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="5589599">177 Ga. 805, 171 S.E. 288 (1933); Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. v. Bridges, --- Ga.App. ---, --- S.E.2d ---- (1978) (case No. 55633); National Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Rouse, 145 Ga. App. 40" court="Ga. Ct. App." date_filed="1978-02-24" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/national-life--accident-insurance-company-v-rouse-1416638?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="1416638">145 Ga.App. 40, 243 S.E.2d 300 (1978); Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Perry, 121 Ga. App. 618" court="Ga. Ct. App." date_filed="1970-03-19" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/prudential-insurance-co-of-america-v-perry-1281725?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="1281725">121 Ga.App. 618, 174 S.E.2d 570 (1970); National Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Preston, 68 Ga. App. 614" court="Ga. Ct. App." date_filed="1942-12-03" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/national-life--accident-insurance-v-preston-3406374?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3406374">68 Ga.App. 614, 23 S.E.2d 526 (1942).
AFFIRMED.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409" court="3rd Cir." date_filed="1970-08-14" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/isbell-enterprises-inc-v-citizens-casualty-co-of-new-york-defendant-third-party-v-marine-mart-inc-third-party-291958?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="291958">431 F.2d 409, Part I