Shugarts v. Mohr

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STARK, P.J.

Robert H. Shugarts, II, was injured in an automobile accident. More than four years after the accident and over one year after commencing a lawsuit against the other driver and that driver's insurer, Shugarts wrote to his underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, notifying it of an underinsured motorist claim arising from the accident. The circuit court ultimately granted Allstate summary judgment, concluding as a matter of law that Shugarts failed to provide Allstate with timely notice of his UIM claim, and that Shugarts had not…