Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1437

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer's action for recourse against the liable third party. Its basis. Subrogation by law or by assignment of a right. Transfer of the right to - 271 - Obligation the assignee subject to extinction by the same period by which it expires. The debtor may plead against the assignee the extinction of the right through the lapse of that period. Example.
Arabic original
دعوى رجوع المؤمن على الغير المسئول. أساسها. الحلول قانوناً أو بحوالة حق. انتقال الحق إلى - ٢٧١ - التزام المحال له قابلاً للسقوط بذات المدة التي ينقضي بها. للمدين الدفع في مواجهة المحال بانقضاء الحق بمضي تلك المدة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٨/٤/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 271. PDF pages: 271–272.

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