The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut v. James Miller, as the Personal Representative of the Estate Of…

Summary

The court reversed a judgment requiring Travelers to satisfy a judgment against its insured because neither the insured nor the injured party provided timely notice of the underlying claim before default judgment was entered. The court held that the injured party's postjudgment notice was untimely and that Travelers was deprived of the opportunity to investigate and control the litigation. The court declined to review Travelers' earlier summary-judgment denials because the case had proceeded to trial.