Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1017

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The injured party's direct recourse against the insurer outside the case of compulsory insurance against liability arising from motor vehicle accidents. Its condition. That the insurance policy contain a stipulation for the benefit of the third party who suffers damage, thereby conferring upon him a right recoverable directly from the insurer. The policy's absence of this stipulation and the judgment's characterization of the contract as a stipulation for the benefit of a third party who may claim compensation directly. Vitiates it and necessitates its cassation. - Release in the field of insurance:-
Arabic original
رجوع المضرور مباشرة على المؤمن في غير حالة التأمين الإجباري من المسئولية الناشئة عن حوادث السيارات. شرطه. تضمن وثيقة التأمين اشتراطاً لمصلحة الغير الذي يحل به الضرر فيخوله بذلك حقاً يستأديه مباشرة من المؤمن. خلو الوثيقة من هذا الشرط وتكييف الحكم التعاقد على أنه اشترط لمصلحة الغير وأن له طلب التعويض مباشرة. يعيبه ويُوجب تمييزه. - الإبراء في مجال التأمين:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧٧، ٧٧٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 186. PDF pages: 186.

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