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The reservation of rights must be timely. Dietz-Britton v. Smythe, Cramer Co., 139 Ohio App. 3d 337, 345 (8th 2000), appeal not allowed, 91 Ohio St. 3d 1419 (2001).
In Collins v Grange Mutual Casualty Co., the court of appeals held that a sixteen-month period constituted a waiver of a reservation of rights. Collins v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co., 124 Ohio App. 3d 574 (12th 1997)
In Dietz-Britton v. Smythe, Cramer Co., the court held that
a reservation of rights was untimely and created a waiver where the insurer, instead of taking prompt action to reserve its rights at the time, waited until four weeks before trial, more than two years after notice of the lawsuit, to reserve
its rights. Dietz-Britton v. Smythe, Cramer Co., 139 Ohio App.3d 337, 743 N.E.2d 960 (8th 2000).
In Turner Liquidating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Co., the court held that providing a defense for nearly one year without reserving rights may give rise to a claim of es- toppel. Turner Liquidating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 93 Ohio App.3d 292, 638 N.E.2d 174 (9th 1994).
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