Read the full judgment text of HCA 000951/1977 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. In July 1974 the defendant purchased a brand new Ford Cortina motor car. Before he could drive it on the open road of course he had to get it licenced and registered and obtain the appropriate insurance cover. He did this last with the plaintiff company, which is an English company operating here through agents known as Insurance Advisory Services Ltd. In order to obtain the cover the defendant signed a proposal form. One of the questions contained in that form was this: