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· 5/18/2006

Country Mutual Ins. Co. v. Livorsi Marine

Citations

  • 856 N.E.2d 338
  • 222 Ill. 2d 303
  • 305 Ill. Dec. 533
  • 2006 Ill. LEXIS 623

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that an insurer need not be prejudiced in order to insist on reasonable notice of an accident
  • “Breaching a policy’s notice clause by failing to give reasonable notice will defeat the right of the insured party to recover under the policy.”
  • recognizing these clauses impose valid prerequisites to insurance coverage
  • \hold[ing] that the presence or absence of prejudice to the insurer is one factor to consider when determining whether a policyholder has fulfilled any policy condition requiring reasonable notice\
  • reversing decision that distinguished between notice of a lawsuit and notice of an occurrence
  • “hold[ing] that the presence or absence of prejudice to the insurer is one factor to consider when determining whether a policyholder has fulfilled any policy condition requiring reasonable notice”

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Judges: Garman

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