Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 967

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

English translation of the principle

Motor vehicle insurance. Compulsory for the benefit of third parties. The insurer’s obligation to cover civil liability arising from property damage and bodily injury resulting from vehicle accidents. The injured party and the insured may have recourse against the insurance company. - 177 - Commercial - The law contains no provision granting a driver other than the insured a right of recourse. Example.
Arabic original
التأمين على المركبات الآلية. إجباري لصالح الغير. التزام المؤمن بتغطية المسئولية المدنية الناشئة عن الأضرار المادية والجسمانية من حوادث المركبة. جواز رجوع المضرور والمؤمن له علي شركة التأمين. - ١٧٧ - تجاري - خلو القانون من نص على حق قائد السيارة غير المؤمن له في الرجوع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٥/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 177. PDF pages: 177–178.

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