Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 949

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

English translation of the principle

The insurer’s obligation to cover civil liability arising from damage sustained by any passenger in accidents involving vehicles intended for transporting passengers or goods alike. There is no validity to the assertion that compulsory insurance, within its legally prescribed limits, does not apply to persons other than the workers on goods transport vehicles who are permitted to ride therein and does not extend to other passengers.
Arabic original
التزام المؤمن بتغطية المسئولية المدنية الناجمة عن الأضرار التي تلحق أي راكب من حوادث المركبات المعدة لنقل الركاب أو البضائع على حد سواء. لا صحة للقوال بعدم انسحاب التأمين الإجباري بحدوده المقررة قانوناً على غير عمال سيارات نقل البضائع المسموح بركوبهم ولايمتد إلى سواهم من الراكبين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/٨١ تجاري جلسة ١/٧/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٤٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 175. PDF pages: 175.

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