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Insurance -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, Robert W. Sturdivant
Insurance -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, Robert W. Sturdivant
Vanderbilt Law Review
There were only two cases reported during the survey period on the subject of liability insurance. In the first of these, Rural Education Ass'n, Inc. v. American Fire & Casualty Co., the insured had notice of an accident on the day it occurred. Suit for injuries growing out of the accident was filed nearly seven months later, and not until the day after suit was filed did the insured notify the insurer of the accident. After judgment was obtained against it, the insured brought the present suit against its insurer. The insurance policy required that notice be given "as soon …
Insurance -- 1960 Tennessee Survey, William R. Andersen
Insurance -- 1960 Tennessee Survey, William R. Andersen
Vanderbilt Law Review
One of the most delicate problems in insurance underwriting is that of describing the events whose occurrence is the primary condition of the insurer's obligation to pay. Several interesting cases were decided during the survey period involving disputes over whether or not an insured event had occurred.