Florsheim v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

The plaintiff filed a belated claim against her property insurer; the trial court granted the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds the one-year period of limitations had expired. The principal issue on appeal is whether the plaintiff’s belief that the insurer would reconsider its denial of liability if she produced evidence proving the claim was covered excused the untimely filing of the suit. A minor issue is whether the plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages for the defendant’s allegedly wrongful denial of liability was properly dismissed.

On December 16, 1977, the plaintiff…