NEWSHOLME BROS. v. ROAD TRANSPORT & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

(1928) 32 Ll L Rep 226

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Rowlatt.

Insurance (motor car)-Damage to omnibus by fire-Claim-Defence of non-disclosure and misrepresentation-Finding of fact by arbitrator that proposal form contained misstatements and concealed important facts-Form (addressed to assured) filled up by insurance agent and signed by assured -Full information given to insurance agent-Proposal to be the basis of the contract - Inadmissibility of verbal evidence to vary written contract-Insurance agent held to be the agent of the assured-Judgment for insurance company.