During her holidays on the beach, plaintiff doze off under an umbrella. As the shadow moved she got exposed to sunshine for several hours. When she got up she suffered a circular collapse, fell and banged her head against the concrete border of a flowerbed.Her claim against the accident insurance was dismissed by German Supreme Court (BGH) as due to General Conditions of the insurance contract an exemption apllied to accidents caused by reduced conciousness.German text of decision IV ZR 219/07 of Sep. 24, 2008 available for download at http://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/.
