Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 837

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

English translation of the principle

The insurance contract. How it is concluded. The two rules of construing doubt in favour of the debtor or in favour of the adhering party in contracts of adhesion. Articles 160 and 161/3 of the former Commercial Law.
Arabic original
عقد التأمين. كيفية انعقاده. قاعدتا تفسير الشك لمصلحة المدين أو لمصلحة الطرف المذعن في عقود الاذعان. المادتان ١٦٠، ١٦١/٣ قانون التجارة السابق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩١/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ٣/٢/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 157. PDF pages: 157.

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