Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2267

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

English translation of the principle

The State's guarantee to compensate the injured person for injury. A subsidiary guarantee. It does not arise where another person is obligated to compensate. Its effect. The person who pays the injured person has no right of recourse against the State by a subrogation action. And an example concerning an occupational injury.
Arabic original
ضمان الدولة بتعويض المضرور عن الإصابة. ضمان احتياطي. عدم قيامه عند وجود ملتزم آخر بالتعويض. أثره. ليس للموفي للمضرور حق الرجوع على الدولة بدعوى الحلول. ومثال بشأن إصابة عمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٥/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٣/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 421. PDF pages: 418.

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