Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 776

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer's payment of the insurance sum to the insured under insurance against damage. Its effect. Its statutory subrogation to his position against the liable person. The reason therefor. This subrogation is confined to the case in which the insured pays the insurance sum rather than compensation. - The injured party's assignment of his right to compensation to the insurer. Its effect. Transfer of this right with its attributes, accessories, and securities.
Arabic original
وفاء المؤمن بمبلغ التأمين للمؤمن له في التأمين عن الأضرار . أثره . حلوله محله حلولاً قانونياً قبل المسئول. علة ذلك. اقتصار هذه الحلول على الحالة التي يوفى فيها المؤمن له بمبلغ التأمين دون التعويض. - حوالة المضرور لحقه في التعويض للمؤمن . أثره. انتقال هذا الحق بصفاته وتوابعه وتأميناته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٣/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٤/١١/١٩٩٦ 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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