5.  The applicant was born in 1960 and lives in Kastamonu. Her husband died in a traffic accident. 6.  On 7 June 2000 she instituted compensation proceedings before the Tosya Civil Court of General Jurisdiction. In the course of the proceeding eight expert reports were concluded. 7.  On 9 November 2006 the proceedings before the civil court finalized the case in favour of the applicant. 8.  On 11 February 2008 the Court of Cassation quashed the decision. 9.  The applicant requested rectification. 10.  On 13 October 2008 the Court of Cassation admitted the request for rectification and upheld the decision in favour of the applicant.