SARGENT V GRE (UK) LTD CCRTF 96/0122/C

(1997) 6 Re LR 281

Court of Appeal

Before Lord Justice Leggatt, Lord Justice Thorpe and Lord Justice Mummery

Policy - Construction - Personal accident insurance policy - Payment of £10,000 for “permanent total disablement from attending to any occupation” - Whether policyholder covered if he were permanently totally disabled from following any occupation of whatever kind that he might happen to have been following at date of accident - Whether phrase ambiguous and contra proferentem rule applied.