Goulstone v The Royal Insurance Company: 1858

In his claim under the insurance policy for the loss of furniture, the insured exaggerated the value by four times.
Held: Pollock CB glossed a fraudulent claim as one ‘wilfully false in any substantial particular’

Judges:

Pollock CB

Citations:

[1858] EngR 38, (1858) 1 F and F 276, (1858) 175 ER 725

Links:

Commonlii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

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Updated: 02 June 2022; Ref: scu.288509