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COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE, MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD v FAWCETT SECURITY ORGANISATION BULAWAYO (PVT) LTD 1985 (2) ZLR 31 (S)

1985 (2) ZLR p31

Citation

1985 (2) ZLR 31 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ and Gubbay and Beck JJA

Heard

31 May 1985

Judgment

5 July 1985

Counsel

D M Campbell for the appellant
C W Jordaan for the respondent

Case Type

Civil Appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Contract — interpretation — presumption that word bears ordinary meaning "contra proferentem" rule. Insurance — policy — exclusion clause — mutiny — meaning of — interpretation — presumption that word bears ordinary popular meaning — "contra proferentem" rule. Words and phrases — "mutiny". Legislation — para 1, First Schedule Defence Act [Chapter 94] — ss 55 & 58 Prisons Act [Chapter 22] — s 35 Police Act [Chapter 98].

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