AZIGBO BROTHERS LTD VS UNITED NIGERIA INSURANCE CO
(1972) LCN/1632(SC)
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Tuesday, January 18, 1972
Case Number: SC. 192/1971
JUSTICES:
LEWIS JSC
MADARIKAN JSC
FATAYI-WILLIAMS JSC
APPELLANTS
AZIGBO BROTHERS LIMITED
RESPONDENTS
UNITED NIGERIA INSURANCE COMPANY
RATIO
INSURANCE POLICY
“In our view the learned trial Judge rightly came to the conclusion that he did that the letter (Exhibit 3) the insurers (the respondents) wrote to the plaintiff was not repudiating the policy of insurance, but merely stating that they did not accept that the loss was covered by the policy. We accordingly see no merit in this appeal and it is dismissed with 30 guineas costs to the respondents”. PER LEWIS JSC
I. LEWIS, JSC (Delivering the Judgment of the Court):
In our view the learned trial Judge rightly came to the conclusion that he did that the letter (Exhibit 3) the insurers (the respondents) wrote to the plaintiff was not repudiating the policy of insurance, but merely stating that they did not accept that the loss was covered by the policy. We accordingly see no merit in this appeal and it is dismissed with 30 guineas costs to the respondents.
COUNSELS
Mr. J.A. Cole For Appellant
Mr. V. Sofola, (with him, Mr. B. Adeniyi) For Respondent
