Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2869
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The insurer's deposit of average expenses under the influence of the claim that they were being provided in response to the carrier's agent's order and pursuant to the terms of the contract of carriage. Establishment that this claim was unsound. Its effect. Nullity of payment of the debt; cessation of its cause. The insurer has a right of recourse against the carrier's agent to recover what was paid, irrespective of the recipient of the deposit. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
إيداع المؤمن مصاريف العوارية تحت تأثير الادعاء بتوفيرها استجابة لأمر وكيل الناقل ونفاذاً لشروط عقد النقل. ثبوت عدم سلامة هذا الادعاء. أثره. بطلان الوفاء بالدين زوال سببه. للمؤمن حق الرجوع على وكيل الناقل في استرداد ما دفع دون ما نظر إلى متلقى الوديعة. أساس ذلك.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٥٥/٨١ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٦٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 489. PDF pages: 489.
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