Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3828

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 against the insured to recover compensation it may have paid. Its condition. - The speeding condition which, when fulfilled, entitles the insurer to recourse against the insured. What is meant is speed exceeding the limits imposed by law, not speed which the condition of the road at the accident site cannot accommodate.
Arabic original
رجوع المؤمن على المؤمن له لاسترداد ما يكون قد دفعه من تعويض. شرطه. - شرط تجاوز السرعة الذي يخول المؤمن الرجوع على المؤمن له عند تحققه. المقصود به هو السرعة التي تكون خارجة عن الحدود التي فرضها القانون لا تلك التي لا تحتملها حالة الطريق في مكان وقوع الحادث.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٥/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 645. PDF pages: 645.

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