Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3258

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

English translation of the principle

Marine insurance policy. It may be made out in the name of the insured, to his order, or to bearer. Its transferability depends on the form in which it is drawn up. It passes by assignment if it bears the insured’s name, by endorsement if it is to his order, and by delivery if it is to bearer. - Insurance for the benefit of a person unspecified at the time of the contract. Permissible; in this case, the policy circulates together with the bill of lading itself.
Arabic original
وثيقة التأمين البحري. جواز أن تكون باسم المؤمن له أو لأمره أو للحامل. توقف تداولها على الشكل الذي أُفرغت فيه. انتقالها بطريق الحوالة إذا كانت تحمل اسم المؤمن له وبطريق التظهير إذا كانت لأمره وبالتسليم إذا كانت لحاملها. - التأمين لمصلحة شخص غير معين وقت العقد. جوازه وتتداول الوثيقة في هذه الحالة مع سند الشحن ذاته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٣٢، ٧٣٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 549. PDF pages: 549.

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