Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3876

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

English translation of the principle

The injured party’s recourse against the insurance company to compensate him for the damage he sustained and covered by the - 653 - Commercial insurance policy. It does not deprive him of his right of recourse against the person who caused the damage pursuant to the rules of tort liability. The reason. The difference in the legal basis of each.
Arabic original
رجوع المضرورعلى شركة التأمين لتعويضه عن الأضرار التي لحقت به وتغطيتها وثيقة - ٦٥٣ - تجاري التأمين. لا يسلبه حقه في الرجوع على محدث الضرر بمقضتى قواعد المسئولية التقصيرية. علة ذلك. اختلاف الأساس القانوني لكل منهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٦، ٣٢٢/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٨/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 653. PDF pages: 653–654.

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