Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1278

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

English translation of the principle

An obligation may have multiple sources while its subject matter remains one. Its effect. The existence of multiple creditors for a single debt, the creditor being able to claim against any debtor among them or bring an action against them all, and none of them being entitled to benefit from the other's liability. - The injured party's recourse against the insurance company to recover the prescribed compensation pursuant to the direct right granted to him by the Traffic Law does not deprive him of his right of recourse against the vehicle's owner pursuant to the rules of tort liability.
Arabic original
مصدر الالتزام قد يتعدد مع بقاء محله واحد. أثره. وجود دائنين متعددين عن دين واحد يستطيع الدائن مطالبة أي مدين منهم أو يرفع الدعوى عليهم جميعاً وليس لأيهم أن يستفيد من مسئولية الآخر. - رجوع المضرور على شركة التأمين لاستئداء التعويض المقرر بمقتضى الحق المباشر الذي خوله له قانون المرور لا يسلبه حقه في الرجوع على مالك المركبة بمقتضى قواعد المسئولية التقصيرية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٩/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 243. PDF pages: 243.

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