Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 573

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer's deposit of average expenses under the influence of the claim that they had been provided, in response to the carrier's agent's order and pursuant to the terms of the contract of carriage. Establishment of the unsoundness of this claim. Its effect. Invalidity of payment of the debt. Disappearance of its cause. The insurer has the right of recourse against the carrier's agent to recover what it paid, regardless of the recipient of the deposit. The basis for that.
Arabic original
إيداع المؤمن مصاريف العوارية تحت تأثيرالادعاء بتوفيرها، استجابة لأمر وكيل الناقل ونفاذاً لشروط عقد النقل. ثبوت عدم سلامة هذا الادعاء. أثره. بطلان الوفاء بالدين. زوال سببه. للمؤمن حق الرجوع على وكيل الناقل في استرداد ما دفع دون ما نظر إلى متلقى الوديعة. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٥/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 109. PDF pages: 109.

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