Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3870

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

English translation of the principle

The insured's combining the insurance sum and compensation. Impermissible. - The insurer's recourse against the liable third party pursuant to a subrogation action. Article 801 Civil. Exceptions to this recourse: the insured's relatives and relatives by marriage sharing the same household, and persons for whose acts the insured is liable. The rationale for these two exceptions and their connection with public policy. - 652 - Commercial - The stipulation of an agreement forfeiting the insured's right of recourse against the insurer:-
Arabic original
جمع المؤمن له بين مبلغ التأمين والتعويض. لا يجوز. - رجع المؤمن على الغير المسؤول بمقتضى دعوى الحلول. م ٨٠١ مدني. ما يستثنى من هذا الرجوع: أقارب المؤمن له وأصهاره القائمون معه في معيشة واحدة والأشخاص الذين يُسأل المؤمن له عن أفعالهم. علة هذين الاستثنائين واتصال ذلك بالنظام العام. - ٦٥٢ - تجاري - شرط الاتفاق على سقوط حق المؤمن له في الرجوع على المؤمن:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٤/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 652. PDF pages: 652.

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