14 Mar 2025
SUPREME POWER AUTO SDN BHD MSIG INSURANCE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD PIHAK TERKILAN CHONG YING KEONG
- Citation
- WA-22NCC-330-08/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-22NCC-330-08/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The Court held on the balance of probabilities that the fire at Lot 53 was accidental (originating from electrical arcing in the distribution board) because the insurers failed to prove deliberate ignition: FSM's multiple-seat hypothesis was undermined by accepted fire science (flashover/full-room involvement), lack of reliable accelerant evidence at identified seats, methodological defects in GC-MS reporting and sampling, and absence of cogent motive or reliable storage-volume proof; MSIG failed to prove breach of the 3,600-litre storage warranty because FSM's bottle counts and drum-volume m…