Widow and Insurer Damages Calculation Appeal
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAFollowing a fatal traffic accident where another party was irrevocably judged solely responsible, the injured party sought damages from the deceased's widow and insurer. The appeal court's decision to calculate the compensation solely based on the disability resulting from the accident, without accounting for a pre-existing disability, was challenged. The higher court upheld the ruling, reasoning that the appellate court, acting within its sovereign discretion, was entitled to find that the disability caused by the accident was entirely independent of the pre-existing condition, thereby legally justifying the method of calculating the indemnity.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAWidow and Insurer Damages Calculation Appeal: The appeal court's decision to calculate the compensation solely based on the disability resulting from the accident, without accounting for a pre-existing disability, was challenged. The higher court upheld the ruling, reasoning that the appellate court, acting within its sovereign discretion, was entitled to find that the disability caused by the accident was entirely independent of the pre-existing condition, thereby legally justifying the method of calculating the indemnity.
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SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE : ATTENDU, SELON L'ARRET INFIRMATIF ATTAQUE QUE, BLESSE AU COURS D'UN ACCIDENT DE LA CIRCULATION DONT BLANC, LUI-MEME MORTELLEMENT ATTEINT AVAIT ETE IRREVOCABLEMENT JUGE RESPONSABLE, LUCIEN X... A DEMANDE A VEUVE BLANC ET A LA COMPAGNIE LA UNION ET LE PHENIX ESPAGNOL, ASSUREUR DE SON MARI, REPARATION DE SON PREJUDICE ;
ATTENDU QU'IL EST FAIT GRIEF A L'ARRET D'AVOIR FIXE L'INDEMNITE REVENANT A X..., SANS TENIR COMPTE D'UNE INCAPACITE DONT IL ETAIT ATTEINT ANTERIEUREMENT A L'ACCIDENT ;
MAIS ATTENDU QUE LA COUR D'APPEL AYANT ESTIME DANS L'EXERCICE DE SON POUVOIR SOUVERAIN QUE L'INCAPACITE RESULTANT DE L'ACCIDENT ETAIT SANS RAPPORT AVEC L'INCAPACITE PREEXISTANTE, SA DECISION SE TROUVE LEGALEMENT JUSTIFIEE ;
D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN N'EST PAS FONDE ;
PAR CES MOTIFS : REJETTE LE POURVOI FORME CONTRE L'ARRET RENDU LE 18 MARS 1981 PAR LA COUR D'APPEL D'AGEN ;