Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 973

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

English translation of the principle

Subrogation of the payer to the creditor’s position whenever the payer is liable for the debt on behalf of the debtor or obliged to pay it on his behalf. Statutory subrogation. - 178 - Commercial - The insurer under compulsory motor accident insurance. Its obligation and that of the liable third party for the same debt, even though the source of each party’s obligation differs, and their concurrent liability for its payment. - The payer being bound by the debt under the same source that binds the other debtor, or the existence of a relationship between them. Neither is necessary for statutory subrogation. It is sufficient that the payer is liable for the debt with the debtor or obliged to pay it on his behalf. Article 394 Civil. - The speed condition:-
Arabic original
حلول الموفي محل الدائن متى كان الموفي ملزماً بالدين عن المدين أو ملزماً بوفائه عنه. حلول قانوني. - ١٧٨ - تجاري - المؤمن في التأمين الإجباري عن حوادث السيارات. التزامه والغير المسئول بذات الدين وإن اختلف مصدر التزام كل منهما وتضامم ذمتهما في الوفاء به. - التزام الموفى بالدين بمقتضى ذات المصدر الذي يلتزم به المدين الآخر أو وجود رابطة بينهما. غير لازمين للحلول القانوني. كفاية التزامه بالدين مع المدين أو التزامه بوفائه عنه. م ٣٩٤ مدني. - شرط السرعة:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣٣/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٤)

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: 178–179.

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