DCC 397/1998, 423/1998
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai
Taxonomy
General Insurance Law, General Personal Injury, Road Traffic Offences, Remedies
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
30 May 1999
Catchwords
Personal Injury – Road Traffic Accident – Employer’s Liability – Drink Driving – Insurance policy – Damages
The case involved a claim for damages against and insurance company and two defendants following personal injury in a road traffic accident. Liability was challenged because one of the defendants had been drunk and the driver of the car had been driving it outside work hours so it was claimed his employer was not responsible. The employer was responsible because it had been their vehicle which had caused the damage.
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