Matter
Ayants droit de X... v Dame Y... (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, appeal no. 69-13.602)
- 9 June 1965Algeria
9 June 1965Algeria
Judgment of the Algiers Criminal Court dated 9 June 1965
Algiers Criminal Court
- Decision summary
- The Algiers Criminal Court convicted Ms Y... in connection with the unintentional death of Ali X... in Maison Carrée, Algeria, and ordered civil damages in favor of X...'s successors.
Supporting details
2 participantsMs Y...
Successors in title of X...
Algiers Criminal Court
3 years, 11 months and 18 days later · 1448 days
- 27 May 1969France
27 May 1969France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 27 May 1969
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal granted the successors' request for exequatur of the Algiers criminal judgment and accepted their direct action in France against Compagnie L'Union for the civil liability award arising from the accident in Algeria.
Supporting details
3 participantsSuccessors in title of X...
Ms Y...
Compagnie L'Union
Paris Court of Appeal
1 year, 10 months and 25 days later · 694 days
- 21 April 1971France
21 April 1971France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber in appeal no. 69-13.602 dated 21 April 1971
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Citation
- Cass. 1re civ., 21 April 1971, appeal no. 69-13.602
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal and upheld the Paris Court of Appeal's exequatur of the Algiers criminal judgment and the successors' direct action in France against Compagnie L'Union. It held that the direct action was governed by the law of the place of the accident and that the applicants had a present interest in seeking enforcement in France.
Supporting details
5 authorities · 3 participantsSuccessors in title of X...
Ms Y...
Compagnie L'Union
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber