Ally McCoist wins court battle after being sued by insurers over son’s car crash

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A judge has cleared Ally McCoist of having to pay part of a £244,000 claim brought by an insurance company over his son’s dangerous driving.Lord Menzies concluded on Tuesday that his child Argyll should settle the sum which Aviva sued for following the December 2016 incident involving the younger McCoist.

The Court of Session had previously heard lawyers for the firm say that Ally, 60, failed to stop uninsured Argyll from driving an Audi A1 which struck Stephan Murdoch in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, in December 2016.Argyll later pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and causing serious injury to Mr Murdoch by driving dangerously in a high speed hit and run.

The insurers believed that Ally didn’t do enough to stop Argyll from driving and that he and his son should be liable to pay the £244,000 bill which Aviva incurred from paying Mr Murdoch compensation.

However, in a written judgment issued by the court on Tuesday, judge Lord Menzies cleared Ally of having to pay the bill with Argyll - the second defenderLord Menzies ruled that Aviva failed to prove that Ally - described as the first defender - permitted Argyll - described as the second defender - to drive the car.