Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 952

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

English translation of the principle

The former owner of the insured vehicle being jointly and severally liable with its new owner towards the insurer for the amount of compensation it may have paid to the injured party until the date of transfer of the licence or return of the metal number plates to the Traffic Department, if the vehicle's driver or any other person permitted to drive it was in an abnormal state. Invoking the liability of the vehicle's new owner as its custodian. No grounds for it. The reason for that.
Arabic original
مسئولية المالك القديم للمركبة المؤمن عليها بالتضامن مع مالكها الجديد قبل المؤمن بقيمة ما يكون قد أداه من تعويض للمضرور حتى تاريخ نقل الترخيص أو رد اللوحات المعدنية للمرور إذ كان قائد المركبة أو أي شخص آخر سمح له بقيادتها وهو في حالة غير طبيعية. التحدي بمسئولية المالك الجديد للسيارة بإعتباره حارساً. لا محل له. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٤١٠)

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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