South Africa Case Law

Aegis Insurance Company Ltd. v Consani NO (6/95)

Aegis Insurance Company Ltd. v Consani NO (6/95) [1996] ZASCA 66; 1996 (4) SA 1 (SCA); [1996] 3 All SA 547 (A); (31 May 1996)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

6/95

Judges

E M Grosskopf, Nienaber, Schutz

The court held that the plaintiff had to prove accidental death and exclude suicide on a balance of probabilities. Absolution from the instance was granted.

• Insurance Policy Exclusion
• Burden Of Proof
• Accidental Death
• Suicide Presumption
• Insurance-law
• Burden-of-proof