Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 81

A person injured in motor vehicle accidents. Has a direct action against the insurer. The source of the latter’s obligation differs from the source of the obligation of the perpetrator of the harmful act, and both converge in compensating for the same harm. Its effect. Their obligation for the same debt with its attributes. - The liability of the perpetrator of the harmful act is civil. This means: the right established for the injured party is civil and does not bear interest. Article 305, Civil Code. The judgment’s contravention thereof. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation. - 22 - Obligation