Read the full judgment text of CACV 000133/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 3 October 1981.
1. The Respondent Plaintiff, a Cypriot company, bought denim material from a Hong Kong firm called Wantex Trader for delivery to Limassol. Wantex negotiated policies of insurance with the Appellant Defendant and the Respondent claimed as the consignee of the goods and as assignee of the benefits of the policies. It is common ground before us that the goods were lost as a result of a peril which was covered if the policies were in force at the time of the loss. The Insurer contends that the polic