The death of one of the spouses in a traffic accident may result in the payment of insurance compensation to the other spouse, even if he is guilty of the traffic accident. In this respect informs Russian Legal and Forensic Information Agency (RASPI), which refers to the General Court of Appeals.
It was noted that the judges should separate the guilty driver and his widow in civil relations with the insurance company, despite the absurdity of the situation.
“As the court of appeal did not consider the spouse’s request for insurance payment, not as a person, within the framework of the legal relations examined, the Supreme Court canceled the appeal decision and sent the case to a new appeal hearing. As the spouse whose property or health has been damaged as a result of his own unlawful acts, but who, according to the provisions of the law, is entitled to insurance payment in connection with the death of the victim,” the judicial practice review says.
At the same time, the Court of Cassation noted that the insurer may have recourse claims against the person receiving the payment.
Previously reportedIn Kopeysk, a female driver beat the dog’s owner for peeing on the car wheel. The female driver was fined 15,000 rubles for beating. And now he will have to pay the victim of the attack another $15,000 in non-pecuniary damage.