Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 972

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

English translation of the principle

Insurance against motor vehicle accidents. Its scope. Article 64 of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. Insurance coverage does not extend to the vehicle’s driver, spouse, parents, and children. The insurance company’s liability is confined to covering material damage and bodily injury suffered by the occupants of those vehicles other than those persons. Contravening this. Creation, through interpretation, of a rule not provided by the text. An example of an insurance company’s liability to compensate the vehicle driver’s siblings.
Arabic original
التأمين عن حوادث السيارات. نطاقه. المادة ٦٤ من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور. عدم شمول التغطية التأمينية قائد المركبة وزوجه وأبويه وأبنائه. قصر مسئولية شركة التأمين على تغطية الأضرار المادية والجسمانية على من عداهم من ركاب تلك المركبات. مخالفة ذلك. استحداث لحكم لم يأت به النص عن طريق التأويل. مثال لمسئولية شركة التأمين عن تعويض أشقاء قائد المركبة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨٦/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٣)

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

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