Stephanos Xenos v Wickham, Chairman of the Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1863
Year1863
CourtHouse of Lords

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  • Beesly v Hallwood Estates Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal
    • 17 November 1960
    ...performed the instrument is not a deed, it is a mere escrow" - that is a quotation from Lord Cranworth's speech in the leading case of Xenos v. Wickham reported in 2 English and Irish Appeals at page 323. 20 On page 17 of Norton there is a further relevant statement: "Whether the document w......
  • Vincent v Premo Enterprises (Voucher Sales) Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 March 1969
    ...when the condition is fulfilled. 21 The law was much considered by the House of Lords in the leading case of ( Xenos v. Wickham (1867) 2 House of Lords Cases 296), After the Judges had been brought together to advise the House, Lord Cranworth said at page 323: "In the first place, the effic......
  • HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd v New Hampshire Insurance Company
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 May 2001
    ...As late as 1867 it was the view of judges who were summoned to give their opinions to the House of Lords in Xenos v. Wickham (1867) LR 2 HL 296 that a slip was a mere proposal for insurance: see Smith J at 305, Willes J at 314/5 and 317. Lord Chelmsford LC at 321 said: "It is one thing to c......
  • Alan Estates Ltd v W.G. Stores Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 1 July 1981
    ... ... 12 P.S. Our Company Agents advise us that there is an undischarged ... Per Lord Cranworth in Xenos v. Wickham (1867) Law Reports 2 HL 296 at page ... ...
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