Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3488

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer and the third party responsible for the accident are obligated for the same debt, although the source of each obligation differs—the first being the insurance contract and the second the harmful act. Effect: their liabilities are in solidum for its payment. Import: the injured person's recourse against the insurance company to recover compensation does not deprive him of his right of recourse against the person who caused the damage.
Arabic original
التزام المؤمن والغير المسئول عن الحادث بذات الدين وإن اختلف مصدر كل منهما -الأول عقد التأمين والثاني الفعل الضار -أثره: تضامم ذمتاهما في الوفاء به. مؤدى ذلك: رجوع المضرور على شركة التأمين لإستئداء التعويض لا يسلبه حقه في الرجوع على محدث الضرر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٦، ١٣٣/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ١٥/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 644. PDF pages: 644.

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