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FORESTRY COMMISSION v CELL INSURANCE CO (PVT) LTD & ANOR 2013 (1) ZLR 341 (H)

2013 (1) ZLR p341

Citation

2013 (1) ZLR 332 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-116-13

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Patel J

Heard

17 January 2013; CAV

Judgment

25 April 2013

Counsel

T Mpofu, for the first applicant
L Uriri, for the second and third applicants

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

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Flynote

Insurance – policy – claim – when claim must be made – notification given promptly of accident but claim submitted after 50 days – need for claim to be expeditiously lodged within reasonable period

Insurance – policy – renewal – renewal endorsement incorporating provisions of original policy – policy thus subject to same terms and conditions as original – original policy requiring payment of premium before insurer obliged to indemnify insured – insurer signing endorsement after occurrence of accident but before payment of premium – insurer not liable

Insurance – premium – failure to pay – payment of premium a condition precedent to provision of insurance cover – failure to pay premium prior to accident fatal to plaintiff's claim

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