Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 775

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

English translation of the principle

Liability insurance. Relates to the insured's assets and is predominantly compensatory in character. The insurer may be subrogated to the insured in claiming the right against the person responsible for the damage. The injured party is not regarded as a beneficiary for whose benefit the insured stipulates. - The risk materializes only upon occurrence of the damage and the insured's compensation of the injured party for it. Its effect. Its non-materialization. No basis for requiring the insurer to compensate. Payment of compensation in this case. The insurer may recover it from the person to whom it was paid.
Arabic original
التأمين من المسئولية. تعلقه بمال المؤمن له تسوده الصفة التعويضية. للمؤمن أن يحل محل المؤمن له في المطالبة بحق المسئول عن الضرر. المضرور لا يعتبر بمثابة المستفيد الذي يشترط المؤمن له لمصلحته. - الخطر لا يتحقق إلا بتحقق الضرر وتعويض المؤمن له للمضرور عنه. أثره. عدم تحققه. لا محل لإلزام المؤمن بالتعويض. أداء التعويض في هذه الحالة. له استرداده ممن دفعه إليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 154. PDF pages: 154.

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