Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4663

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

English translation of the principle

The State’s guarantee to compensate the injured party for the injury. A subsidiary guarantee. It does not arise where another person is obliged to pay compensation. Its effect. The person who has paid the injured party has no right of recourse against the State by a subrogation action. An example concerning an occupational injury.
Arabic original
ضمان الدولة بتعويض المضرور عن الإصابة. ضمان احتياطي. عدم قيامه عند وجود ملتزم آخر بالتعويض. أثره. ليس للموفي للمضرور حق الرجوع على الدولة بدعوى الحلول. مثال بشأن اصابة عمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٣/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 900. PDF pages: 900.

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