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CHEROKEE CREDIT LIFE INS. CO. v. BAKER

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119 Ga. App. 579 (1969)

168 S.E.2d 171

CHEROKEE CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. BAKER, Administratrix.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris, Russell & Watkins, R. Reese Watkins, Philip R. Taylor, for appellant.

Reinhardt, Ireland, Whitley & Sims, Tyron Elliott, for appellee.

EBERHARDT, Judge.

1. Insurance is a matter of contract, and the language used is to be accorded its general ordinary meaning, bearing in mind that the contract is to be construed in accordance with the intention and understanding of the parties, and in construing it the court cannot go further than a fair construction of the language used will permit. North British &c. Ins. Co. v. Tye, 1 Ga.App. 380, 389 (58 SE 110). "The contract must be construed by the...

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