Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 871

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

English translation of the principle

Liability insurance need not be confined to the liability of the party contracting with the insurer alone. It may cover the liability of any person who causes the accident specified in the contract, even if the party contracting with the insurer is not responsible for that person's acts. In this case, the insurer is obliged to cover the liability arising from the accident within the limits stated in the contract or prescribed by law, even if the party contracting with it bears no liability.
Arabic original
جواز أن يكون التأمين من المسئولية غير مقتصر على مسئولية المتعاقد مع المؤمن وحده. جواز أن يشمل مسئولية أي شخص يقع منه الحادث المبين في العقد ولو لم يكن المتعاقد مع المؤمن مسئولاً عن عمله. التزام المؤمن في هذه الحالة بتغطية المسئولية المترتبة على الحادث في الحدود التي وردت في العقد أو نص عليها القانون ولو انتفت مسئولية المتعاقد معه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٥/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 161. PDF pages: 161.

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