Britton v Royal Insurance Company
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Court | Assizes |
| Date | 1866 |
| Year | 1866 |
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Ennia General Insurance Company Ltd Appellant v J. Astaphan & Company (1970) Ltd Respondent [ECSC]
...is aware and (b) which may affect the other's judgment in a particular way. The facts must be material to what is involved. In BRITTON v. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY (1866) 4 F. & F. 905, Mr. Justice Willes said "The contract of insurance is one of perfect good faith on both sides and it is mos......
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The continuing duty of utmost good faith
...Bank of Chicago v Alliance Insurance Co (The 'Captain Panagos') [1986] 2 Lloyd's Rep 470. 24 In Britton v The Royal Insurance Co (1866) 4 F & F 905 the usual form of wording was described as being 'in accordance with legal principle and sound policy'. The same assumption was made in Insuran......
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Fraudulent Insurance Claims
...insurer to avoid all liability under the contract including liability for the fraudulent claim (see eg Britton v The Royal Insurance Co (1866) 4 F & F 905, 176 ER 843). The insurer is entitled to avoidance not only prospectively but also retrospectively, that is, ab initio (see Black King S......
