Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2143

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

English translation of the principle

The State's guarantee. A subsidiary guarantee enabling the injured party to obtain compensation for his injury. This guarantee does not arise - 372 - Commercial if another person is obliged to compensate for the same damage. The consequence: the person paying the injured party may not recover what he paid from the State, whether by a subrogation action or pursuant to an assignment of rights.
Arabic original
ضمان الدولة. ضمان احتياطي ليقتضي المضرور تعويضاً عن إصابته. لا يقوم هذا الضمان - ٣٧٢ - تجاري إذا وُجد ملتزم آخر بتعويض ذات الضرر. ما يترتب على ذلك: لا يكون للموفي للمضرور أن يرجع بما أوفاه على الدولة سواء بدعوى الحلول أو بموجب حوالة الحق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ١٦/١٠/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٦٦) (والطعن ٢٠٨/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٤/١٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 372. PDF pages: 372–373.

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