Colonial Insurance v. Barrett

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the notice requirement had been met when there was a timely notice by a third party even though the insured had never notified the insurer
• because the delay seemed reasonable, the burden shifted to the insurer to show that late notice prejudiced its investigation and defense
• “The term ‘appeared in the action,’ for purposes of a default judgment under Rule 55(b)(2) ... is quite different from an appearance for other purposes-”
• “The question of whether an insurance company was notified within a reasonable time period is, generally, a question for the finder of fact.” (citations omitted)
• “The satisfaction of the notice provision in an insurance policy is a condition precedent to coverage for the policyholder.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).