LANKFORD v. RICHTER


570 A.2d 1148 (1990)

Martha P. LANKFORD, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. Sterling H. RICHTER, Agnes E. Gawronski, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: February 6, 1990.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bayard J. Snyder (argued) of Phillips & Snyder, P.A., Wilmington for appellant.

Joanne B. Wills (argued) of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, for appellee Sterling H. Richter.

Colin M. Shalk (argued) of Casarino, Christman & Shalk, Wilmington, for appellee State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Before HORSEY, WALSH and HOLLAND, JJ.


HORSEY, Justice:

On May 13, 1982, the Governor signed into law a bill passed by the General Assembly, providing:

An insurer shall be required during the pendency of any claim received pursuant to a casualty insurance policy to give prompt and timely written notice to claimant informing him of the applicable state statute of limitations regarding action for his damages.

63 Del.Laws, c. 236; 18

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