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NATIONWIDE INS. CO. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & G. CO.

No. 6532.

304 A.2d 283 (1973)

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO., a corporation, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 4, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Caulfield, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Arthur V. Butler, Wheaton, Md., for appellee. Joseph C. Roesser, Wheaton, Md., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before KELLY and FICKLING, Associate Judges, and HOOD, Chief Judge, retired.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents the question of what constitutes a showing of prejudice under Maryland law sufficient to relieve an insurer of liability on an automobile liability policy where its insured breaches the policy's cooperation clause.

In 1965 there was an automobile collision between vehicles owned and operated by Thomas Jones and Lacy Alvis. Passengers in the Alvis vehicle sued both drivers...

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