STARKS v. NORTH EAST INS. CO.

No. 79-261.

408 A.2d 980 (1979)

David A. STARKS, Appellant, v. NORTH EAST INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 20, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter C. Ward, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Joseph F. Cunningham, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before KELLY, FERREN and PRYOR, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant David A. Starks, defendant in a negligence suit, brought a third-party action to compel his insurer, North East Insurance Co (North East), to defend the suit and indemnify him in the event of his liability for damages. The trial court granted summary judgment for North East, concluding as a matter of law that the insurance company would not be obligated to indemnify Starks because of his 13-month delay in notifying the company of...

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