Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The insured may not receive compensation exceeding the value of the damage. This is not altered by the insured sum being greater than that value Compensation in the context of a lease contract:
Arabic original
عدم جواز تقاضي المؤمن له تعويضاً أعلى من قيمة الضرر. لا يغير منه أن يكون مبلغ التأمين أكثر من هذه القيمة التعويض في مجال عقد الإيجار:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٣/١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 7. PDF pages: 7.

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