The Civil Appeals Court in Ras Al Khaimah decided to cancel the ruling of the First Instance Court, which obliged a private transport company to pay the insurance company an amount of 159,389 dirhams and 24 fils, and legal benefits of 9%, the insurance company had paid for the insurance coverage of a traffic accident, caused by a driver The company resumed at the port, as it is not part of the main road.
However, the ruling was not accepted by the transportation company, and it appealed the ruling to the Court of Appeal, which ruled that the ruling was canceled and the judiciary again rejected the lawsuit, and obligated the insurance company with expenses and attorney fees.
The lawyer for the transportation company, Hanan Al-Bayd, said that the law stipulates that the coverage includes all public roads, and that the port is a public place, and belongs to the state, and in order for entry to it must be a permit from the competent authorities, which is a public place that accommodates the passage of vehicles, and therefore it falls under The main road, and therefore covered by insurance.
It demanded that the appellate ruling be canceled and the ruling accepting it objectively, and the judiciary again reject the case, and obligate the appellant against it with fees, expenses and attorneys ’fees.
The attorney of the insurance company stated that the insurance company is not obligated to cover any accident that occurs from the insured or the driver while driving outside the road or while working on the work site, unless the insurance policy includes an agreement to do so, and that the insurance policy did not prove in the subject of the lawsuit any agreement Included in the accident insurance coverage outside the road.