Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 883

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

English translation of the principle

Insurance against civil liability for motor vehicle accidents. Compulsory for the benefit of a third party suffering injury to his person or property, whoever is responsible, and confers upon him an independent right recoverable from the insurer by a direct action without the need to join the insured. - Sharia blood money is compensation for loss of life, enters the deceased's assets, and is considered part of the estate; his heirs may recover it from the insurer even if one of the heirs is the insured. - An heir's claim for compensation for the moral damage he suffered from the loss of the deceased. Personal to him. The heir is not entitled to it if he is the insured.
Arabic original
التأمين من المسئولية المدنية عن حوادث السيارات. إجباري لصالح الغير الذي يحل به الضرر في نفسه أو ماله أياً كان المسئول ويخوله حقاً ذاتياً يستأديه من المؤمن بدعوى مباشرة دون حاجة لإختصام المؤمن له. - الدية الشرعية تعويض عن فقد النفس وتدخل في مال المتوفى وتعتبر تركة ولورثته اقتضائها من المؤمن حتى ولو كان أحد الورثة هو المؤمن له. - طلب الوارث تعويضه عن الضرر الأدبي الذي أصابه من فقد المورث. متعلق بشخصه. لا يستحقه الوارث إذا كان هو المؤمن له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 163. PDF pages: 163.

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