Legal Opinion
Diamond Service Co. v. Utica Mutual Insurance
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1984No. 82-762PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellee, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, brought a declaratory judgment action against the Independent Taxi Owners Association and Diamond Services Company to determine its duty to defend the insured, Diamond Service Company, under a general liability policy. Two issues were tried in a jury trial: 1 (1) whether the insured had breached a policy condition by failing to give the insurer notice of the underlying covered occurrence as soon as practicable; and (2) whether, if the insured had breached the policy condition, the insurer waived the breach or was estopped from…
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