Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 879

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

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties are free to specify the insured risk, the extent of the coverage undertaken by the insurer, and its conditions. The import of this. The limits of the insurer's coverage are determined by the subject matter it undertook in the insurance policy. - Clear wording in instruments and contracts may not be departed from through interpretation to ascertain the intention of their makers. The reason for this: implication carries no weight in the face of an express statement. Example. - The relative effect of the insurance contract:-
Arabic original
للمتعاقدين حرية تحديد الخطر المؤمن منه ومدى الضمان الذي يلتزم به المؤمن وشروطه. مفاد ذلك. أن حدود ضمان المؤمن تتحدد بالمحل الذي التزم به في وثيقة التأمين. - عبارات المحررات والعقود الواضحة لا يجوز الانحراف عنها عن طريق تفسيرها للتعرف على إرادة محرريها. علة ذلك: أنه لا عبرة في الدلالة في مقابل التصريح. مثال. - الأثر النسبي لعقد التأمين:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٠٢، ١٣٢٠/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 162. PDF pages: 162.

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