Court upholds RM900k payout to businessman over Bentley accident
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today upheld a High Court decision ordering an insurance company to pay a businessman RM900,000 in indemnity for damage to his Bentley Continental GTS V6 MDS in an accident six years ago.
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur has upheld a High Court ruling that an insurance company must pay RM900,000 to a businessman for damages to his Bentley Continental GTS V6 MDS vehicle in an accident that occurred six years ago. The three-judge bench, consisting of Datuk Dr Choo Kah Sing, Datuk Ismail Brahim, and Datuk Leonard David Shim, unanimously rejected the appeals of MSIG Insurance (M) Bhd and Inderpal Singh.
The appeals sought RM253,000 for loss of use and RM990,000 for the loss of enjoyment of the Bentley, respectively. Both appeals were dismissed with costs of RM50,000 each. The trial judge evaluated the evidence, made findings of fact, and considered witness testimony. The bench found no clear errors that would warrant intervention.
While the defendant proposed a theory that the plaintiff had staged the accident, the court was not convinced by this suggestion, as there was no convincing evidence to support it. The plaintiff failed to prove that the insurance company had been negligent in investigating the accident or processing the claim.
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