Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1692

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

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties are free to determine the risk insured against and the extent and conditions of the coverage to which the insurer is bound. The import thereof. The limits of the insurer's coverage are determined by the subject matter to which it committed itself in the insurance policy.
Arabic original
للمتعاقدين حرية تحديد الخطر المؤمن منه ومدى الضمان الذي يلتزم به المؤمن وشروطه. مفاد ذلك. أن حدود ضمان المؤمن تتحدد بالمحل الذي التزم به في وثيقة التأمين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٠٢، ١٣٢٠/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 323. PDF pages: 323.

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