Stephanos Xenos v Wickham, Chairman of the Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1863 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Court | House of Lords |
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30 cases
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Beesly v Hallwood Estates Ltd
...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......
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Vincent v Premo Enterprises (Voucher Sales) Ltd
...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......
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HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd v New Hampshire Insurance Company
...help from the older cases. 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......
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2 books & journal articles
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The Marine Insurance Slip and HIH v New Hampshire
...of the slip in no uncertain terms, commenting that, whilst 1HIH Casualty & General Insurance v New Hampshire [2001] EWCA Civ 735 2(1867) LR 2 HL 296 3At p. 321 4(1871) LR 6 QB 674; LR 7 QB 517 5At 684-685 [2011] Southampton Student Law Review Vol 1(2) the slip is clearly a contract for mari......
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A statement of applicable law? Section 22 of the Marine Insurance Act 1906
...effect and there is a strong case for its repeal. 14Ibid 15Ibid, at [83] 16 Ibid, at [84] 17An example of this is Xenos v Wickham (1867) LR 2 HL 296 where Lord Chelmsford said at p 321 that the slip is a mere proposal for insurance. This is clearly not the case now. 68 ...