Indemnity for damage for mental anguish suffered due to disfigurement

A disfigurement represent permanent change of the external appearance of a person that shall be manifested in the loss of a limb, indignity of aesthetic appearance, indignity of a body part or the impairment of a bodily function.

Disfigurement as a ground for the payment of non-material damage

Ground for indemnity of non-material damage is the mental pain because of disfigurement, and not only the existence of disfigurement without mental pain.

Whether there is any non-material damage in the form of mental pain due to disfigurement (Article 200 paragraph 1 of the Law of Contracts and Torts) shall be estimated according to objective and subjective criteria. Continue reading Indemnity for damage for mental anguish suffered due to disfigurement