Legal Opinion
Taricani v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 27, 2003No. AC 23280PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
In this state, an insurance policyholder who fails to give an insurer timely notice of an insurable loss does not forfeit his insurance coverage if he can prove that his delay did not prejudice his insurer. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Murphy, 206 Conn. 409, 417-18, 538 A.2d 219 (1988). The principal issue in this case is whether this rule should be extended to protect a policyholder who has failed to comply with a cooperation clause in the insurance policy. This is an issue of first impression. The trial court declined to extend the rule and granted a motion for summary…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. KentNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- In Re Dg Acquisition Corp. Debtor. Dg Creditor Corp., Trustee for the Dg Creditor Trust v. Ivette Dabah, Barbara Dabah, Renee Dabah, and Yvette DabahCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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