Milton Furniture Ltd v Brit Insurance Ltd
Decision date: 1 April 2014
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Short overview
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The case concerns a catastrophic 2005 fire destroying Milton Furniture Ltd's stock and a disputed claim under a commercial combined insurance policy. The defendant insurer repudiated the claim principally for alleged breaches of protection warranties (alarm/monitoring conditions). The judge found for the defendant because the claimant failed on the alarm monitoring condition precedent, although the claimant succeeded on other liability issues.
Ratio decidendi
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Where the policy expressly made alarm/monitoring requirements a condition precedent to liability, the insurer was entitled to resist indemnity for loss caused by theft-related risks when those monitoring obligations were not maintained.
Obiter dicta
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