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· 6/30/1997

American Country Insurance v. Bruhn

Citations

  • 682 N.E.2d 366
  • 289 Ill. App. 3d 241
  • 224 Ill. Dec. 805

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • saying that insured’s duty to provide insurer with notice of a claim is a “reasonable requirement in an insurance policy”
  • held the criminal right to remain silent about his crime did not excuse his failure to cooperate and communicate with the insurer
  • when the insured completely fails to communicate with the insurer about an accident, a violation of the cooperation clause is patent
  • no‐ tice provision required insured to “[c]ooperate with [insurer] in the investigation, settlement or defense of any claim or suit”
  • when the insured completely fails to communicate with the insurer about an accident, a violation of the cooperation clause is patent
  • held the criminal right to remain silent about his crime did not excuse his failure to cooperate and communicate with the insurer

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Judges: McLAREN

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