All defects in a notice of loss, or in preliminary proof thereof, which the insured might remedy, and which the insurer omits to specify to him, without unnecessary delay, as grounds of objection, are waived.
Cal. Ins. Code § 553
Notice and Proofs of Loss
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 191 Cal. App. 2d 674 - Greco v. Oregon Mutual Fire Insurance (1961)
Most recently applied in 386 F. App'x 728 - Genesis Insurance Company v. Magma Design Automation, Inc. (July 2010)
Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.
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