KCC 97/1998

This case involved claims by the heirs of an individual who had died in a workplace accident against his employers and an insurance company. It was wrong to state the appeal had been made against an irrelevant party. The insurance company was the party who had made the original appeal and the appeal against it should have been accepted.

Background

A lawyer made a complaint against a company before the Labour Department and stated that his clients' father used to work with a company and he had died as a result of a workplace injury. The lawyer stated the company had insured its employees through the insurance company. The lawyer requested the department to order the company to pay the compensation and the employee's salary. The department referred the case to the court.

The court ruled the company should pay the employee's heirs 276.191 Dinars and the two companies should pay them 13333.333 Dinars.

The insurance company and the lawyer appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court rejected the appealed made by the lawyer and ruled the two companies should pay the heirs 11250 Dinars.

Decision