KING v. TRAVELLERS' INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LTD.

(1931) 41 Ll L Rep 13

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Rowlatt.

Insurance - Baggage policy - Loss of fur coat on journey from London to Nice - "The whole of the baggage must be insured, and not merely a portion of same either in respect of value or package . . . Jewellery, watches, field glasses, cameras and other fragile or specially valuable articles must be separately declared and valued . . . Claims for partial loss of contents of any package will be met in proportion to the total sum insured" - Trunk, containing fur coat of an alleged value of £240, insured for £300 - Whether trunk excessively under-insured - "Fragile or specially valuable articles" - Ejusdem generis rule -