Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2845

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

English translation of the principle

Transfer of ownership of the insured thing to a particular successor. Its effect. - The owner of the new car causing an accident without holding a driving licence and before the vehicle’s registration is transferred to him. The insurer may have recourse against him and the former owner, jointly and severally, for the compensation it paid to the injured person. The former owner’s knowledge of whether or not the new owner holds a driving licence is not required. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
انتقال ملكية الشيء المؤمن عليه إلى خلف خاص. أثره. - ارتكاب مالك السيارة الجديدة حادثاً دون أن يكون حاصلاً على رخصة قيادة وقبل نقل ترخيص السيارة إليه. للمؤمن الرجوع عليه وعلى المالك القديم بالتعويض الذي أداه للمضرور بالتضامن . لا يشترط علم المالك القديم بحيازة المالك الجديد لرخصة قيادة من عدمه . أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٨/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 553.

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