Alcazar v. Hayes

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This suit arose from a motor vehicle accident in which plaintiff David Alcazar was injured. Alcazar appeals from the Court of Appeal’s affirmance of the trial court’s award of summary judgment to defendant Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEI-CO”). The sole issue for our determination is whether an insurance policy is automatically forfeited when the insured does not comply with the policy’s notice provision, regardless of whether the insurer has been prejudiced by the delay. For the reasons stated hereinafter, we reverse the judgments of the lower courts and…