· 3/7/1958
Segal v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Citations
- 148 N.E.2d 659
- 337 Mass. 185
- 1958 Mass. LEXIS 636
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that insured’s notice to insurer, four months after the incident, was not “as soon as practicable” where insured was aware of an occurrence a few hours after it happened but thought that the occurrence did not come within the coverage of the policy or that no claim would be brought
- “What is a reasonable time is a question of fact, but where the basic facts are undisputed it becomes a question of law”
- four months and four days
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Judges: Wilkins, Ronan, Williams, Counihan, Cutter
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