ECC 2393/1999
Type
Case
Court
Egypt Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Egypt
Taxonomy
General Insurance Law, Types of Insurance, Appeals, Litigation Procedure & Practice
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
15 Apr 1999
Catchwords
Appeal – Judgment – Litigation Procedure – Notification – Life Insurance – Insurance
This case involved a claim by a widow for money due under a life insurance company. The key point was if the insurance company had appealed within the legal deadline. The ruling had been sent to a branch not the headquarters so notification procedures had not been followed.
Background
A claimant filed a case against an insurance company before the court of first instance requesting the company to pay her the value of a life insurance contract that her husband had signed with the company.
The court ruled that the insurance company should pay the claimant 4500 Egyptian Pounds.
The insurance company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court said that the company had no right to appeal the ruling because it had failed to file the appeal within the legal deadline.
Decision