Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2201

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The insurer's recourse action against the responsible third party. Its basis: subrogation by operation of law or by assignment of a right. - Transfer of the right to the assignee subject to lapse within the same period by which it is extinguished, and the debtor may plead against the assignee that the right has been extinguished by the passage of that period. Example.
Arabic original
دعوى رجوع المؤمن على الغير المسئول. أساسها: الحلول قانوناً أو بحوالة حق. - انتقال الحق إلى المحال له قابلاُ للسقوط بذات المدة التي ينقضي بها وللمدين الدفع في مواجهة المحال بانقضاء الحق بمضي تلك المدة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٨/٤/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 408. PDF pages: 405.

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