Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1079

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

English translation of the principle

The insured's combining the insurance amount and compensation. Impermissible. - 195 - Commercial - The insured's recourse against the third party responsible for the accident on the basis of tort liability. Impermissible. - The insurer's recourse against the liable third party by means of a subrogation action. Article 801, Civil Code. Exceptions to this recourse: the insured's relatives and relatives by marriage living in the same household, and persons for whose act the insured is responsible. The rationale for these two exceptions and their connection with public policy. - Limitation of actions arising from the insurance contract:-
Arabic original
جمع المؤمن له بين مبلغ التأمين والتعويض. لا يجوز. - ١٩٥ - تجاري - رجوع المؤمن له على الغير المسئول عن الحادث على أساس المسئولية التقصيرية. لا يجوز. - رجوع المؤمن على الغير المسئول بمقتضى دعوى الحلول. م ٨٠١ مدني. ما يستثنى من هذا الرجوع: أقارب المؤمن له وأصهاره القائمون معه في معيشة واحدة والأشخاص الذين يسأل المؤمن له عن أفعاله. علة هذين الاستثناءين واتصال ذلك بالنظام العام. - تقادم الدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد التأمين:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٤/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 195. PDF pages: 195–196.

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