AMERICAN FIDELITY CO. v. SCHEMEL

No. 4886.

103 N.H. 190 (1961)

AMERICAN FIDELITY COMPANY v. GEORGES SCHEMEL & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided March 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiggin, Nourie, Sundeen, Nassikas & Pingree and Dort S. Bigg (Mr. Bigg orally), for the plaintiff.

Upton, Sanders & Upton (Mr. Gilbert Upton orally), for defendants Georges and Elizabeth Schemel.

Orr & Reno and Henry T. Dunker (Mr. Dunker orally), for defendants Jeffery and Samuel R. Lowery.


LAMPRON, J.

Condition 8 of the policy issued by the plaintiff to defendant Schemel provided that "When an accident occurs written notice shall be given by or on behalf of the insured to the company or any of its authorized agents as soon as practicable." Such a policy requirement "is commonly considered to require notice as soon as is reasonably possible under the circumstances of the case." American Employers Ins. Co. v. Sterling, 101...

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