Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1255

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Conclusion of an insurance contract. Offer and acceptance. The insured's signature on the insurance application suffices as an offer, and the insurer's delivery to him of the policy signed by the insurer suffices as an offer. The insured's receipt thereof and discovery of conditions therein that do not correspond to what they agreed upon. His silence without requesting correction for thirty days. This is considered acceptance of the conditions. - Rules of contractual liability. The contracting parties' freedom to modify them. The limits thereof: the law and public policy. The insurer's right of recourse against the insured for compensation paid to the injured party in the cases specified in Article (75) of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. A reasonable condition that does not conflict with the essence of the insurance contract or violate public policy. Example.
Arabic original
إبرام عقد التأمين. الإيجاب والقبول. كفاية توقيع المؤمن له على طلب التأمين كإيجاب وكفاية تسليم المؤمن للوثيقة له موقعاً عليها منه كإيجاب. تسلم المؤمن له إياها واكتشافه شروطاً بها لا تطابق ما اتفقا عليه. سكوته عن طلب التصحيح مدة ثلاثين يوماً. اعتبار ذلك قبولاً للشروط. - قواعد المسؤولية العقدية. حرية المتعاقدين في تعديلها. حدود ذلك: القانون والنظام العام. حق المؤمن في الرجوع بما دفعه من تعويض للمضرور على المؤمن له في الحالات المبينة بالمادة (٧٥) من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور. شرط معقول لا يتعارض مع جوهر عقد التأمين ولا يخالف النظام العام. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 263. PDF pages: 263.

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