Morris v Britannic Assurance Company Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Year1931
Date1931
CourtKing's Bench Division
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  • Tan Kah Fatt
    • Malaysia
    • Court of Appeal (Malaysia)
    • 26 January 2023
    ...statute: see Fulham Parish v Woolwich Union [1907] AC 255. Following this decision MacKinnon J in Morris v Britannic Assurance Co Ltd [1931] 2 KB 125 held that the term “child” used in the Industrial Insurance Act, S/N JOkTsDdSM0qQw34ckwLScw **Note : Serial number will be used to verify the......
  • Sydall v Castings Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal
    • 10 October 1966
    ...If they are wide enough to include an illegitimate child, we should so interpret them. Just as Mr. Justice Mackinnon did in Morris V. Britannic Assurance Co., 1931, 2 King's Bench, p. 127, when he held that, in a statute concerning industrial assurance benefits, the word "child" included an......
  • Rosaline v Babu Imrit Singh
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • Invalid date
  • Kursatie v Singh
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • 31 December 1974
    ...can be brushed aside to make room for illegitimate children also. For example, in Morris v. Britannic Assurance Company Limited, [1931] 2 K.B. 125, Mckinnon, J. said 9at p. 131 ibid.): “Prima facie I agree that where in legal documents the word ‘child’ is used it means legitimate child, bu......
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