Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 82 · Decided 22 July 1983
N. R. Srinivasa Iyer v. New India Assurance CO., LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 82 · [1983] 3 S.C.R. 479
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2202/1969
- Decided
- 22 July 1983
- Bench
- D.A. DESAI, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
IYER Vj NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO., LTD. July 22, 1983 [D, A. DESAI AND 0. CHINNAP~A REDDY, JJ.J Cpntract Act-S. 148 Contract of insurance-When custody of1notor car da111aged in accident is entrusted to repairer by insured in accordance with tei·111s of insufa11ce policy, does the left in the custody of a repairer. On receipt of intimation of the accident, the insurer entered into correspondence with the rep:i.irer, accepted the estimate of repair charges and advised the repairer to proceed witli the repairs. The motor car was, however, destroyed in a fire which occurred in
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