Plaintiff v. Driver (Insurance Absence and Causation)

A plaintiff, injured in an accident caused by a driver who possessed a valid license but was driving a vehicle lacking mandatory insurance, sued the driver for damages, arguing the lack of insurance itself constituted a fault. The Court of Cassation quashed the lower court's decision, reasoning that while driving without mandatory insurance is an offense, the absence of insurance coverage does not automatically establish a causal link between that infraction and the physical injury sustained in the accident, which was exclusively attributable to the fault committed during the driving itself.