Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3893

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 recover the compensation prescribed pursuant to the direct right conferred upon him by the Traffic Law does not deprive him of his right of recourse against the vehicle’s owner pursuant to the rules of tort liability.
Arabic original
رجوع المضرور على شركة التأمين لاستئداء التعويض المقرر بمقتضى الحق المباشر الذي خوله له قانون المرور لا يسلبه حقه في الرجوع على مالك المركبة بمقتضى قواعد المسئولية التقصيرية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٩/١٩٩٣ مدني جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 656. PDF pages: 656.

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