A policy may provide that the insurer shall have the direction of any civil action brought by a damaged third person against the insured.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur.
Article 2675
Direction of Case · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Any provision to the effect that the insurer shall have the direction of any criminal case originating from criminal proceedings instituted against the insured shall be of no effect. The insured may, in particular, exercise or refuse to exercise his right to appeal his case.