Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2979

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

English translation of the principle

The Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. A legal provision incorporated into the insurance contract. Its effect on the prescription of actions arising therefrom. Their inclusion among those arising from the insurance contract, and thus their extinction upon the lapse of three years from the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim, namely the insurance company’s payment of the compensation amount.
Arabic original
اللائحة التنفيذة لقانون المرور. حكم قانوني يدخل ضمن عقد التأمين. أثر ذلك على تقادم الدعاوى الناشئة عنه. دخولها ضمن تلك الناشئة عن عقد التأمين فتسقط بانقضاء ثلاث سنوات من وقت حدوث الواقعة التي تولّدت عنها المطالبة وهي سداد شركة التأمين لمبلغ التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٠/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 510. PDF pages: 510.

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