Mewborn v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Stacy, C. J.,
after stating tbe case: Tbe accident occurred 28 June, 1925; tbe extent of tbe injury was not known until 8 August following; written notice was given to tbe defendant 12 September thereafter; "Was this a sufficient compliance with “Condition C” of tbe policy,'requiring immediate written notice of tbe accident, under all tbe facts and circumstances disclosed by tbe record? We think the evidence was such as to carry tbe question to tbe jury.
Tbe trial court was correct in refusing to bold, as a matter of law, tbat tbe notice was not given as soon as reasonably practicable under tbe…
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