Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3988

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s right of recourse against the insured in the cases authorized for it by Article 76 of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. Their being considered a sanction under the insurance contract even if the contracting parties did not agree upon them. The effect thereof. The defense that the contract does not contain them becomes an ineffectual defense and does not render the judgment defective. Disregarding it.
Arabic original
حق المؤمن في الرجوع على المؤمن له في الحالات التي خولتها له المادة ٧٦ من اللائحة التنفيذية القانون المرور. اعتبارها جزاءً من عقد التأمين ولو لم يتفق المتعاقدان عليها. أثر ذلك. الدفاع بخلو العقد منها يضحى دفاعاً غير مؤثر ولا يعيب الحكم. الالتفات عنه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٠/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 741. PDF pages: 738.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace