Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 71

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

English translation of the principle

The insurance company has the right of recourse against the insured for the amount of compensation it has paid to a third party for material and moral damage affecting the person, so long as the insurer has breached the contractual restrictions that may be included in the insurance policy. This includes compensation for the injury itself, which is determined in accordance with the rules of Sharia diya.
Arabic original
لشركة التأمين الحق في الرجوع على المؤمن له بقيمة ما تكون قد أدته من تعويض للغير عن الأضرار المادية والأدبية التي تلحق بالنفس ما دام أن المؤمن قد أخل بالقيود الاتفاقية التي يجوز أن تتضمنها وثيقة التأمين. شمول ذلك التعويض عن الإصابة ذاتها والتي تتحدد طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١٠/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 21. PDF pages: 21.

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