Background

A car owner filed a case before the Court of First Instance against a second car owner and its driver who had damaged his car and requested compensation of 1331.510 Egyptian Pounds. On 24/02 / 1992, the Court of First Instance rejected the claim, but the plaintiff appealed this ruling. On 22/03/1993, the Court of Appeal repealed the Ruling and requested both the defendants jointly pay the first car owner the requested amount.

Decision

The second car owner filed a cassation appeal on the grounds the ruling had erred in the application of the law because it did not refer the case back to the Court of First Instance whose jurisdiction was limited to appeal cases that request a compensation below 5000 Egyptian Pounds according to Egypt Law No. 23/1992.