American Employers Insurance v. Sterling

The first notice of the accident of August 21, 1955, which was received by the plaintiff was a letter from counsel for the defendant Sleeper stating that counsel had been retained to recover damages arising out of an accident involving Sterling which had occurred at Wolfeboro on the date mentioned. This letter was received on October 18, 1955.

The defendant Sterling had been arraigned on September 2, 1955, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, to which he pleaded guilty. He filed no accident report until October 21, 1955, and the Motor…