Question juridique clé
Whether the insured remained entitled to accident-insurance benefits after 31 October 1998 despite ongoing complaints
Solution extraite
No. The Court held that the accident was a very minor event and that the adequate causal link between the accident and the later complaints was absent.
Motifs extraits
The collision was classified as a light accident with a delta-v of only 1 to 3 km/h. The medical evidence showed that the status quo sine had been reached about six weeks after the accident and that no organic substrate explained the persistent complaints; the psychiatric component predominated.