Geer v. Eby

The opinion of the court was delivered by Beier, J.:

**182 In this garnishment action, we enforce an insurance policy's requirement that the insured inform the insurer of a lawsuit arising out of an otherwise covered automobile accident, ruling that the insurer demonstrated prejudice as a matter of law from its lack of notice of suit. We therefore reverse the district court's garnishment order in favor of the judgment creditor and her insurer, and we reverse the Court of Appeals panel's decision affirming that garnishment order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Claudia Geer and Edward Eby were…