Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3464

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

English translation of the principle

Transfer of ownership of the insured thing to a particular successor. Its effect. Transfer of the insurance contract to the successor, including its rights and obligations. - The insured's obligation to pay the amount of compensation the insurer may have paid in the event of a violation of Art. 76 of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. The car owner's liability remains joint and several with the new owner until the date of transfer of the licence or - 639 - Obligation return of the plates to the Traffic Department. No basis for presuming fault on the part of the new owner as custodian. The reason for this.
Arabic original
انتقال ملكية الشيء المؤمن عليه إلى خلف خاص. أثره. انتقال عقد التأمين للخلف بما يتضمنه من حقوق والتزامات. - التزام المؤمن له بقيمة ما يكون المؤمن قد أداه من تعويض في حالة مخالفة م ٧٦ من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور. بقاء مسئولية مالك السيارة مع المالك الجديد بالتضامن حتى تاريخ نقل الترخيص أو - ٦٣٩ - التزام رد اللوحات للمرور. لا محل لافتراض الخطأ في جانب المالك الجديد باعتباره حارساً. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥/١٩٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 639. PDF pages: 639–640.

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