Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 959

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer may recover from the insured the compensation paid to the injured party in the two cases of breach of reasonable conditions or occurrence of one of the cases specified in Article 76 of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. The recourse clause in the insurance policy being general and unrestricted. Its effect. The insurance company may recover from the car owner the compensation it paid, whether the violation was committed by the owner or one of the owner's subordinates. An example concerning the validity of an insurance company's recourse against its insured for compensation paid to the injured party despite the insured's insurance of its workers with another insurance company.
Arabic original
للمؤمن الرجوع على المؤمن له بما أداه من تعويض للمضرور في حالتي الإخلال بالشروط المعقولة أو توافر إحدى الحالات المنصوص عليها في المادة ٧٦ من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور. ورود شرط الرجوع في وثيقة التأمين عاماً ومطلقاً. أثره. لشركة التأمين الرجوع على مالك السيارة بما أدته من تعويض سواء وقعت المخالفة منه أو من أحد تابعيه. مثال بشأن صحة رجوع شركة التأمين على المؤمن لها بما أدته من تعويض للمضرور رغم تأمينها على عمالها لدى شركة تأمين أخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٩٣/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٨/١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 187. PDF pages: 187.

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