Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 63

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

English translation of the principle

Insurance against civil liability for motor vehicle accidents. Compulsory for the benefit of third parties suffering damage to their person or property. It confers on the injured party a personal right recoverable from the insurer by a direct action without needing to join the insured as a party. It is insurance against vehicle accidents, whoever is liable, and not insurance against the owner's liability. - 19 - Obligation
Arabic original
التأمين من المسئولية المدنية عن حوادث السيارات. إجباري لصالح الغير الذي يحل به الضرر في نفسه أو ماله. تخويله المضرور حقاً ذاتياً يستأديه من المؤمن بدعوى مباشرة دون حاجة لاختصام المؤمن له. وهو تأمين عن حوادث المركبة أياً كان المسئول وليس تأميناً من مسئولية مالكها. - ١٩ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥١/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١١/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 19. PDF pages: 19.

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