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WAMAMBO v GENERAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO (ZIMBABWE) LTD 1997 (1) ZLR 299 (H)

1997 (1) ZLR p299

Citation

1997 (1) ZLR 299 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HB-12-97

Court

High Court, Bulawayo

Judge

Malaba J

Heard

14 March 1997

Judgment

14 March 1997

Counsel

W Sansole, for the plaintiff
J C Andersen SC, for the defendant

Case Type

Civil action

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Insurance — insured — duties — give notice of claim as soon as reasonably practicable — meaning — claim for loss due to fire made 6 days after event — insured using time to attend to family matters — notice not given as soon as practicable

Insurance — condition — breach — onus of establishing that breach has occurred — onus on insurer

Insurance — condition — breach — fraud — overvaluation of insured property — when may be indicative of fraud

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