Owner of Missing Diamond-Covered Eagle Loses Latest Round in Insurance Fight

A golden eagle sculpture is shown in a handout photo from Delta Police. A legal battle over a missing diamond-encrusted eagle statue valued at nearly $1 million will continue, more than four years after the artwork was allegedly stolen during a robbery in Delta, British Columbia. The Canadian Press/HO-Delta Police Mandatory Credit

VANCOUVER—A legal battle over a missing diamond-encrusted eagle statue valued at nearly $1 million will continue, more than four years after the artwork was stolen during a robbery in Delta, B.C.

In a unanimous ruling issued Monday, the B.C. Court of Appeal has sided with Lloyd’s Underwriters and agreed that a default judgment against the insurer should be set aside.