Owner's Liability in Traffic Accident Exempted by Driver's Intentional Fault

An individual who was injured in a traffic accident sued the owner of the vehicle, arguing that the owner was liable under the 1958 law concerning traffic accidents, but the lower court dismissed the claim, finding the owner not responsible because the driver, who was also sued, was solely at fault due to an intentional breach of safety rules. The high court upheld the lower court's decision, reasoning that the owner's liability under the 1958 law is not absolute and is extinguished when the accident results exclusively from the intentional fault of the driver, thereby exempting the owner from responsibility.