London & Lancs. Insur. Company v Bolands Ltd

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 May 1924
Date01 May 1924
CourtHouse of Lords (Ireland)
H. of L.,
London and Lancashire Insurance Co., Ltd.
and
Bolands, Ltd.

Theft committed in circumstances amounting to riot - Loss by burglary, house-breaking, and theft.

A policy of insurance effected by the respondents with the appellants against loss by burglary, housebreaking, and theft provided that "this insurance does not cover loss directly or indirectly caused by, happening through, or in consequence of (inter alia) riots." A loss having been incurred by the respondents by a theft, the circumstances of which amounted to riot, the parties went to arbitration as to their rights under the policy. The arbitrators found that the loss was caused by or happened through or in consequence of a riot within the meaning of the policy, and that the claimants were not entitled to recover. In a special case stated for the opinion of the King's Bench Division, the arbitrators set out the circumstances in which the loss occurred, and submitted for the opinion of the Court the question whether on the facts they were entitled so to find. The King's Bench...

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