Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3198

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

English translation of the principle

Multiplicity of insurance contracts. Its import. The insured's right of recourse against them all. The condition therefor. The amount he claims must not exceed the value of the insured thing. The implication thereof. His right to assign this right to a third party. The assignee may be one of the insurers. The insurers being limited to two, and the assignee insurer claiming from the assigned debtor insurer only half the assigned right. Its implication. He has not exceeded his entitlement in having recourse against it. An example.
Arabic original
تعدد عقود التأمين. مؤداه. حق المؤمن له في الرجوع عليهم جميعاً. شرط ذلك. ألا يجاوز ما يطلبه قيمة الشيء المؤمن عليه. مفاد ذلك. حقه في حوالة هذا الحق إلى الغير. جواز أن يكون المحال إليه أحد المؤمنين. اقتصار المؤمنين على اثنين ومطالبة المؤمن المحال إليه المؤمن المحال عليه بنصف الحق المحال به فقط. مفاده. عدم تجاوزه في الرجوع عليه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن رقم ٢٥/١٩٧٦ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٥/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ١٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 540. PDF pages: 540.

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