ECC 321/2000

This case involved a claim for compensation by the heirs of a man killed in a road traffic accident where a soldier was responsible. The key issue in this case was the correct method for calculating the statute of limitations.

Background

Two claimants filed a case against a defendant before the first instance court requesting the defendant to pay 50000 Egyptian Pounds as compensation for damage. The claimants said that their father had died in a car accident and the driver was a soldier who was affiliated to the defendant.

The court ruled that the defendant should pay the claimant 10000 Egyptian Pounds.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal requesting the dismissal of the case due to the statute of limitations in Article 172 of the Civil Law. The court dismissed the case.

Decision