Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 923

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer's statutory subrogation, to the extent of the compensation it has paid, to the insured's actions against the person legally liable for the damage insured against, unless the other is liable for his acts. The contrary implication of that. A person who has not yet acquired the status of insured is not entitled to invoke the prohibition on the insurer's recourse against him for the act of his subordinate who caused the damage. The defence relating to that. A material defence. The judgment's failure to address it. Inadequacy requiring its cassation. Example.
Arabic original
حلول المؤمن قانوناً بما أداه من تعويض في دعاوى المؤمن له قبل المسؤول قانوناً عن الضرر المؤمن منه ما لم يكن الآخر مسؤولاً عن أعماله. مفهوم مخالفة ذلك. إن من لم يكتسب بعد وصف المؤمن له لا يحق له التحدي بامتناع رجوع المؤمن عليه بفعل تابعه المتسبب. الدفاع المتعلق بذلك. دفاع جوهري. عدم رد الحكم عليه. قصور يوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٤/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 169. PDF pages: 169.

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