Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1021

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

English translation of the principle

The insured’s obligation to preserve his right of recourse against the third party responsible for the damage and to take the measures necessary to safeguard the insurer’s right of recourse against the third party for the compensation it pays to the insured. The insured’s breach of this obligation. Its effect. The judgment’s omission to discuss the insurer’s defence relating to this obligation. Deficient reasoning.
Arabic original
التزام المؤمن له بالمحافظة على حقه في الرجوع على الغير المسئول عن الضرر واتخاذ ما يلزم لضمان حق المؤمن في الرجوع على الغير بما يؤديه من تعويض للمؤمن له. اخلال المؤمن له بهذا الالتزام. أثره. إغفال الحكم مناقشة دفاع المؤمن المتعلق بهذا الالتزام. قصور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/٧٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١٢/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٤٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 187. PDF pages: 187.

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