Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 931

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

English translation of the principle

The insured combining the insurance amount and compensation. Not permissible. - Recourse by the insured against the third party responsible for the accident on the basis of tort liability. Not permissible. - Recourse by the insurer against the responsible third party by means of a subrogation action. Art. 801, Civil Code. Exceptions to such recourse: the insured's relatives and relatives by marriage living with him in one household and persons for whose acts the insured is liable. The rationale for these two exceptions and their connection with public policy.
Arabic original
جمع المؤمن له بين مبلغ التأمين والتعويض. لا يجوز. - رجوع المؤمن له على الغير المسئول عن الحادث على أساس المسئولية التقصيرية. لا يجوز. - رجع المؤمن على الغير المسؤول بمقتضى دعوى الحلول. م ٨٠١ مدني. ما يستثنى من هذا الرجوع: أقارب المؤمن له وأصهاره القائمون معه في معيشة واحدة والأشخاص الذين يُسأل المؤمن له عن أفعالهم. علة هذين الاستثنائين واتصال ذلك بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٤/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 171. PDF pages: 171.

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