Mount Vernon Fire Insurance v. Harris

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a fifty-day delay to conduct an investigation was reasonable as a matter of law
• “Determining whether or not the delay in disclaiming was reasonable is generally a question of fact for the jury.”
• finding a fifty-day delay reasonable in order for insurer to conduct a “prompt investigation” into the claim
• “New York courts have also consistently recognized that a prompt, good faith investigation of the claim by the insurer may justify a-delay that would normally be deemed unreasonable absent explanation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).