Xu Fang/Shanghai Daily news

A car owner had a win in court over an insurance company yesterday when the company was ordered to pay more than 200,000 yuan (US$29,232) compensation for a BMW damaged in a sudden rain storm - because the driver could not be expected to predict the weather.

The Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court heard the BMW owner, surnamed Xia, paid for a 1 million-yuan insurance package from Alltrust Property Insurance Co Ltd in January 2007.