Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4239

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

English translation of the principle

Occurrence of the accident as a result of the car's hirer driving it at a speed exceeding the limit permitted by the Traffic Department. Its effect. The insurance company's right of recourse against the insured for compensation paid to the injured parties. The reason therefor. An example concerning the insurance company's recourse against the insured where the insured car is hired out to a third party. - Assessment of the proportion by which the victim's fault contributed to the occurrence of the accident does not affect the insurance company's right of recourse for the compensation it paid to the injured party.
Arabic original
وقوع الحادث نتيجة قيادة مستأجر السيارة لها بسرعة تجاوز الحد المسموح به من إدارة المرور. أثره. حق شركة التأمين في الرجوع على المؤمن لها بما دفعته من تعويض للمضرورين. علة ذلك. مثال بشأن رجوع شركة التأمين على المؤمن لها في حالة تأجير السيارة المؤمن عليها للغير. - تقدير نسبة ما أسهم به خطأ المجني عليه في وقوع الحادث لا يؤثر في حق شركة التأمين في الرجوع بما أدته من تعويض للمضرور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧٧/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 784. PDF pages: 784.

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