Source: http://www.erdem-erdem.av.tr/publications/law-post/the-liability-of-more-than-one-person-for-the-same-damage-pursuant-to-turkish-code-of-obligations-numbered-6098/
Timestamp: 2020-07-09 11:02:06
Document Index: 20883621

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 66', 'Art. 55', 'Art. 49', 'Art. 41', 'Art. 66', 'Art. 55', 'Art. 69', 'Art. 58']

The Liability Of More Than One Person For The Same Damage Pursuant To Turkish Code Of Obligations Numbered 6098 - Erdem & Erdem
Assoc. Prof. H. Murat Develioğlu
In the event that more than one person is liable for the same damage, the relationship between the injured party and the liable persons – referred to as the “exterior relationship,” – and the relationship between the liable persons – are regulated differently under the abrogated Code of Obligations (“aCO”) numbered 818 and Turkish Code of Obligations (“TCO”) numbered 6098. Below, the liability of more than one person will be dealt with and, then, the differences under the said two codes will be explained.
I- The Concept of Liability of More than One Person
General tort law liability and instances of objective liability may occur at the same time. The most typical example is an employer’s liability for damages caused by one of its employees pursuant to TCO Art. 66 (aCO Art. 55), and said employee’s liability pursuant to TCO Art. 49 (aCO Art. 41).
Objective liability of more than one person may be in question. For instance, in the case of damages caused by a window that falls onto a car due to a defect in the window’s frame while an employee of a cleaning company is cleaning the window, the cleaning company shall be liable in accordance with the provisions governing the employer’s liability (TCO Art. 66; aCO Art. 55), while the building owner shall be liable in accordance with the provisions governing the building owner’s liability (TCO Art. 69; aCO Art. 58).
II- The Provisions of aCO Governing the Liability of More than One Person from the Same Damage
This issue was regulated under aCO Art(s). 51 and 52. The said provisions set forth two differing collective responsibilities, and a differentiation is made between “partial solidarity” and “absolute solidarity.”
III- The TCO Provisions Governing the Liability of More than One Person for the Same Damage