Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2991

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s recourse action against the responsible third party. Its basis. Subrogation by operation of law or by assignment of a right. The right passes to the assignee subject to extinction by the same period by which it expires. The debtor may plead against the assignee that the right has expired through the lapse of that period. Example.
Arabic original
دعوى رجوع المؤمن على الغير المسئول. أساسها. الحلول قانوناً أو بحوالة حق. انتقال الحق إلى المحال له قابلاً للسقوط بذات المدة التي ينقضي بها. للمدين الدفع في مواجهة المحال بانقضاء الحق بمضي تلك المدة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٨/٤/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 512. PDF pages: 512.

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