Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 690

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s recourse action for the compensation it paid to the injured party. Its basis is its subrogation to the injured party in recourse against the person liable. The implication thereof. The right assigned to it is the very right that the injured party has against the person liable, with its character, accessories and securities. That right being of a specified amount. Effect thereof. The latter may not dispute its amount.
Arabic original
دعوى رجوع المؤمن بما أوفاه من تعويض للمضرور. قيامها على أساس حلوله محل المضرور في الرجوع على المسئول. مفاد ذلك. الحق المحال إليه هو ذاته الذي للمضرور قبل المسئول بصفته وتوابعه وتأميناته. كون هذا الحق معين المقدار . أثره . ليس للأخير المنازعة في مقداره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩٢/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 139. PDF pages: 139.

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