Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2209

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s recourse action for compensation paid to the injured party. It is based on its subrogation to the injured party in recourse against the liable party. Meaning thereof. The right assigned to it is the very right that the injured party has against the liable party, with its attributes, accessories and securities. That right being of a specified amount. Its effect. The latter may not dispute its amount.
Arabic original
دعوى رجوع المؤمن بما أوفاه من تعويض للمضرور. قيامها على أساس حلوله محل المضرور في الرجوع على المسئول. مفاد ذلك. الحق المحال إليه هو ذاته الذي للمضرور قبل المسئول بصفاته وتوابعه وتأميناته. كون هذا الحق معين المقدار. أثره. ليس للأخير المنازعة في مقداره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩٢/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 409. PDF pages: 406.

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