Legal Opinion
Dumont v. Knapp
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 5, 1973No. 183-71PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is a petition for a declaratory judgment brought by the plaintiff to determine whether his insurance carrier, Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, is under obligation to defend a suit brought against the plaintiff by Bernard R. Knapp, as well as to pay any damages that might be awarded as the result of such suit. The sole question here, as it was in United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Giroux, 129 Vt. 155, 274 A.2d 487 (1971), is centered upon the notice, or lack of notice, by the plaintiff to the defendant company of an occurrence, as provided by the terms of the contract.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Houran, Admr. v. Preferred Acc. Ins. Co. of N.Y.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1938
- Nelson v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
- Graham v. SlaytonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. GirouxSupreme Court of Vermont · 1971
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wells v. Village of Orleans, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Cooperative Fire Insurance v. White Caps, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
- State v. Glens Falls InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- Dumont v. KnappSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973