MIDDLETON v. WIGGIN AND ANOTHER

[1996] LRLR 129

COURT OF APPEAL

Lord Justice McCOWAN:

Insurance (Public Liability) - Exclusion clause - Indemnity - Explosion caused injury and damage to plaintiffs and their property - Explosion caused by accumulation of landfill gas which originated in waste deposited by defendants - Defendants held liable - Whether defendants entitled to be indemnified by public liability insurers - Whether insurers could rely on exclusion clause.