In Southern Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Thomas, 334 So. 2d 879 (Ala. 1976) the Court stated: "Where facts are disputed or where conflicting inferences may reasonably be drawn from the evidence, the question of the reasonableness of a delay in giving notice is a question ... for the trier of fact. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Heidelberg, 228 Ala. 682, 154 So. 809 (Ala. 1934). Conflicting inferences concerning the reasonableness of a delay may sometimes be drawn where the insured offers evidence of mitigating circumstances. "'However, where an insured fails to show a reasonable excuse or the existence of circumstances which would justify a protracted delay, the Court should as a matter of law hold that there has been a breach of the condition as to notice ....' " Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance Co. v. Harbil Restaurant, Inc., 7 A.D.2d 433, 435, 184 N.Y.S.2d 51, 53 (1959). " (Thomas, 334 So. 2d 879, 882-83.)