Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2260

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s right of recourse against the insured for the amount of compensation it paid in the cases specified in Article 76 of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law is a statutory rule, even if the policy contains no such provision. A judgment’s contravention thereof renders it defective. Example. - Effect of the contract:-
Arabic original
حق المؤمن في الرجوع على المؤمن له بقيمة ما أداه من تعويض في الحالات المبينة بالمادة ٧٦ من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور هو حكم قانوني ولو خلت الوثيقة من ذلك. مخالفة الحكم ذلك يعيبه. مثال. - أثر العقد:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢٦/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 394. PDF pages: 394.

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