Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 958

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

English translation of the principle

Insurance against civil liability for motor vehicle accidents. Compulsory for the benefit of third parties suffering injury to their persons or property. It confers upon the injured person a personal right recoverable from the insurer by a direct innovation - Its condition. - Sharia blood money. Compensation for loss of life; it is a right of the injured person and forms part of his property. Its effect. It is considered an estate shared by his heirs.
Arabic original
التأمين من المسئولية المدينة عن حوادث السيارات. إجباري لصالح الغير الذي يحل به الضرر في نفسه أو ماله. ويخول للمضرور حقاً ذاتياً يستأديه من المؤمن بدعة مباشرة - شرطه. - الديه الشرعية. تعويض عن فقد النفس وهي حق للمضرور وتدخل في ماله. أثره. تعتبر تركة يتقاسمها ورثته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢١، ٢٣/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 176. PDF pages: 176.

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