Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1440

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer's recourse action against the liable party for the compensation it paid to the injured party. Its basis. Subrogation of the insurer to the injured party. Basis of this subrogation. A statutory provision or assignment. - Transfer of the right to the assignee subject to lapse upon expiry of the period by which it is extinguished. The debtor may plead extinguishment against the assignee or assignor.
Arabic original
دعوى رجوع المؤمن على المسئول بما أوفاه من تعويض للمضرور. أساسها. حلول المؤمن محل المضرور. سند هذا الحلول. نص القانون أو الحوالة. - انتقال الحق إلى المحال له قابلاً للسقوط بالمدة التي ينقضي بها. للمدين الدفع في مواجهة المحال له أو المحيل بالانقضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٦/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٧٩)

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

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