KCC 1770/2015
This included a claim for blood money by the heirs of a man who died in a workplace accident against the engineer in charge of the site and his employers. The company filed a claim against an insurance company. The insurance company's claim that it was not liable because the company had failed to take health and safety measures could not be made for the first time before the court of cassation.
Background
The heirs of a deceased man filed a case against a company and an engineer before the court. They requested the court to order the defendants to pay 305500 Dinars as a blood money. They said that their father had died at work because the engineer had failed to follow the safety regulations. They added that the engineer was the supervisor at the site and he had failed to take the proper measures to prevent the accident. They said that the engineer worked for the company and therefore he should bear the responsibility for the accident along with the company.
The company filed a case against an insurance company before the court. The company requested the court to order the insurance company to pay the compensation.