Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 602

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

English translation of the principle

An action arising from an insurance contract. Subject to the three-year limitation period. This includes actions by the insurer, the insured, or the beneficiary. The exception. Cases of entitlement to diya or parts thereof, which are time-barred after fifteen years.
Arabic original
الدعوى الناشئة عن عقد التأمين. خضوعها للتقادم الثلاثي. شمول ذلك دعاوى المؤمن والمؤمن له أو المستفيد. الاستثناء. حالات استحقاق الدية أو أجزائها فتسقط بخمسة عشر عاماً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤/٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 122. PDF pages: 122.

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