Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1685

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

English translation of the principle

The direct cause of the insured’s obligation for the amount paid by the insurer to the injured party is not the injured party’s fault but the insurance contract. The effect thereof. The insured cannot claim that damage befell him as a result of paying what the insurer recovered from him. - The insured. He is not legally entitled to be subrogated to the injured party in recourse against the responsible person unless he bases this on an agreement with the injured party.
Arabic original
السبب المباشر لالتزام المؤمن له بقيمة ما أداه المؤمن للمضرور ليس هو خطأ المضرور بل هو عقد التأمين. أثر ذلك. عدم إمكان المؤمن له الادعاء بأن ضرراً حاق به من جراء وفائه بما رجع به المؤمن عليه. - المؤمن له. ليس له قانوناً الحلول محل المضرور في الرجوع على المسئول ما لم يستند في ذلك إلى اتفاق مع المضرور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٤، ٦٦/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٤/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 322. PDF pages: 322.

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