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· 4/9/1984

Diamond Service Co. v. Utica Mutual Insurance

Citations

  • 476 A.2d 648
  • 1984 D.C. App. LEXIS 373

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 six-month period between sending a reservation-of-rights letter and disclaiming coverage was acceptable
  • applying the Starks court’s “three-part test to determine whether an insured’s delay in notifying [its] insurance company of an occurrence was reasonable”
  • no prejudice found where the only actions undertaken by the insurer were to advise the defendant on answering interrogatories and to file an answer to the amended complaint

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Judges: Newman, Rogers, Gallagher

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