Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1272

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

English translation of the principle

Transfer of the rights and obligations arising from the insurance contract to the person to whom ownership of the vehicle has passed, with the former owner remaining jointly and severally liable with the new owner for compliance with the provisions of the Traffic Law until the license is transferred or the plates returned. The condition for this joint and several liability: breach of the reasonable conditions of the insurance contract.
Arabic original
انتقال الحقوق والالتزامات الناشئة عن عقد التأمين إلى من آلت إليه ملكية المركبة مع بقاء المالك القديم مسؤولاً بالتضامن مع المالك الجديد عن تنفيذ احكام قانون المرور حتى نقل الترخيص أو رد اللوحات. شرط قيام هذه المسئولية التضامنية: الإخلال بالشروط المعقولة بعقد التأمين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 242. PDF pages: 242.

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