RELIANCE INS. CO. v. ATHENA CABLEVISION CORP.


560 S.W.2d 617 (1977)

RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. ATHENA CABLEVISION CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Graham Bartlett, McCampbell, Young, Bartlett & Hollow, Knoxville, for appellant.

Harry W. Asquith, Asquith, Ailor & Jones, William R. Banks, Knoxville, for appellees.


OPINION

FONES, Justice.

In this case plaintiff, Reliance Insurance Company, sought a declaratory judgment relieving it of all obligations to its insured defendant, Athena Cablevision Corporation of Knoxville, for failure to comply with the notice provision of the policy.

The Chancellor held that Athena was excused from giving notice because it had substantial grounds to believe the death claim was being handled by its indemnitor, Alabama Steeplejack...

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