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· 3/15/1918

General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. Harris

Citations

  • 117 Miss. 834
  • 78 So. 778

Syllabus

<p>Insurance. Future recovery. Mistalce.</p> <p>Under an accident insurance policy providing that, for total disability, insured-was to be paid at a certain rate per month, but that paymént of anything was not due until final proof of total disability, where insured believing that he had practically recovered together -with his physician so reported to the company and the report of himself and his attending surgeon were-accepted by the company as being correct, and settlement in full made accordingly and insured signed a release to that eHect, in such case there could be no recovery for future consequences of the injury; the only mistake at all being as to. the extent of the duration of insured’s disability.</p>

Judges: Sykes

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