Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1023

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer's recourse against the insured for compensation paid on his behalf for the occurrence of an accident to which the deterioration of the vehicle's tyres contributed. Its criterion. Proof that the accident occurred as a result of the insured's breach of his undertaking in the policy to take reasonable precautions to maintain the vehicle in a serviceable condition. The necessity of establishing a causal relationship between the occurrence of the accident and the breach of this obligation.
Arabic original
رجوع المؤمن على المؤمن له بما أداه عنه من تعويض لوقوع الحادث لمساهمة هلاك إطارات السيارة في حدوثه. مناطه. ثبوت وقوع الحادث نتيجة إخلال المؤمن له بما التزم به في الوثيقة في اتخاذ الاحتياطات المعقولة للمحافظة على السيارة في حالة صالحة للاستعمال. ضرورة ثبوت علاقة سببية بين وقوع الحادث والاخلال بهذا الالتزام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٢/٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢/١٢/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٤٠٧)

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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