Does failure to give notice as soon as required bar recovery?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ben Cohen & Dickler Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 205 Cal.App.2d Supp. 851, 23 Cal.Rptr. 158 (Cal. Super. 1962):
Gibson v. Colonial Insurance Co. (1949) 92 Cal.App.2d 33, 206 P.2d 387 involved failure to give notice as soon as required. The policy required that notice be given 'as soon as practicable'. It was held that a delay of about 7 1/2 months did not bar recovery because the insurer was not prejudiced by the delay. This case relied on and
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