Employers Cas. Co. v. Glens Falls Ins. Co

In Employers Cas. Co. v. Glens Falls Ins. Co., 484 S.W.2d 570, 576, 15 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 427 (Tex. 1972), the question was whether written notice of a liability event under an occurrence policy inured to the benefit of the omnibus insureds. 484 S.W.2d at 574. The court noted that the purpose of the notice requirement, to enable an insurer to investigate while the matter is fresh in the minds of the witnesses, was served by the notice that was given. Id. The court held: "We hold that the timely notice of the accident from its named insured complied with the contract provision of the policy and the purpose to be served by such provision, and that another notice of the same accident was not required of the omnibus insureds. To hold otherwise, as contended by Glens Falls, would permit it to escape liability on a technicality which had no relation to its ability to promptly investigate the accident and prepare to defend and satisfy any claims then or thereafter asserted against the omnibus insureds." Id. at 575.