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Commercial And Corporate [2019] ZAGPJHC 231

M Schneider & Hans Schneider Investments (Pty) Ltd v Renasa Insurance Company Ltd (A5026/2018)

M Schneider & Hans Schneider Investments (Pty) Ltd v Renasa Insurance Company Ltd (A5026/2018) [2019] ZAGPJHC 231 (28 June 2019)

High Court appeal over insurance claim: the plaintiff proved locus standi, but the insurer established the intoxication exception, so the claim remained dismissed.

  • Insurance Contract
  • Locus Standi
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Exception Clause
  • Company Name Change
  • Insurance-contract
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Commercial And Corporate [2010] ZASCA 133

Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd v SMD Telecommunications CC (486/09)

Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd v SMD Telecommunications CC (486/09) [2010] ZASCA 133; 2011 (1) SA 94 (SCA) ; [2011] 2 All SA 34 (SCA) (1 October 2010)

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the insured’s accident was the proximate cause of death under the policy, and dismissed the insurer’s appeal with costs.

  • Insurance Contracts
  • Proximate Cause
  • Exception Clause
  • Bodily Injury
  • Causation
  • Burden Of Proof
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Commercial And Corporate [2003] ZASCA 16

Mutual and Federal Insurance Ltd. v Gouveia (132/2002)

Mutual and Federal Insurance Ltd. v Gouveia (132/2002) [2003] ZASCA 16; 2003 (4) SA 53 (SCA) (25 March 2003)

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that an insurance exception for an unlicensed driver turned on timing, not causation, and upheld repudiation.

  • Insurance Policy Interpretation
  • Exception Clause
  • Driver Licensing Requirement
  • Insurance-policy-interpretation
  • Exception-clauses
  • Unlicensed-driver
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