Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 10, 1974PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION
CAREY, Justice:
We have held, in our earlier opinion, 315 A.2d 585, that the insured had not notified State Farm of the accident “as soon as practicable,” as required by the policy, and that this was a breach of the policy provision set forth above. We granted further argument on the issue here discussed. We are now asked by appellees to hold that our prior finding does not resolve the issue of whether the carrier is freed from liability on its policy, in the absence of some showing that the breach caused the insurer’s interest to be prejudiced. This is a question of first…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cooper v. Government Employees InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- Wendel v. SwanbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
- Henderson v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- Novellino v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- Apotas v. Allstate Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Brakeman v. Potomac Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Steigler v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- New Castle County v. Hartford Accident And Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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