Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 817

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

English translation of the principle

The direct cause of the insured's obligation for the amount paid by the insurer to the injured party is not the injured party's fault, but the insurance contract. Effect thereof. The insured cannot claim that he suffered damage as a result of paying what the insurer recovered from him. - The insured is not legally entitled to be subrogated to the injured party in recourse against the liable party unless he relies for that purpose on an agreement with the injured party.
Arabic original
السبب المباشر لالتزام المؤمن له بقيمة ما أداه المؤمن للمضرور ليس هو خطأ المضرور بل هو عقد التأمين. أثر ذلك. عدم إمكان المؤمن له الإدعاء بأن ضرراً حاق به من جراء وفائه بما رجع به المؤمن عليه. - المؤمن له ليس له قانوناً الحلول محل المضرور في الرجوع على المسئول ما لم يستند في ذلك إلى اتفاق مع المضرور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٤، ٦٦/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٤/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 154. PDF pages: 154.

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