Farmers Automobile Insurance Ass’n v. Burton

Court properly awarded summary judgment to insurer, on grounds that Defendant, its insured, did not provide reasonable notice to insurer of car accident which caused decedent's death. Defendant first notified his insurer of accident 26 months thereafter, and after he was convicted of leaving scene of accident involving a death; Defendant maintained he did not hit and kill decedent. Defendant's arrest for hit and run placed him on notice of his potential criminal and civil liability, and his insurance policy required him to provide notice of accident promptly after his arrest. (STEIGMANN and COOK, concurring.)