Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 925

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s payment to the insured or the injured party of his entitlement. Its effect. Its statutory subrogation to his position in recourse against the liable third party for what it paid. The rights it has. It exercises the insured’s right with its characteristics and the accessories attaching to it, and confirmation for its action of the same nature as the insured’s action.
Arabic original
وفاء المؤمن للمؤمن له أو المضرور حقه. أثره. حلوله محله قانوناً من الرجوع على الغير المسئول بما أوفاه. ماله من حقوق. يستعمل حق المؤمن له بماله من خصاص وما يلحقه من توابع وتثبيت لدعواه نفس طبيعة دعوى المؤمن له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٩/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 170. PDF pages: 170.

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