Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 974

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

English translation of the principle

A provision in the insurance contract that the insurance company is not liable for compensation if the insured breaches a condition therein prohibiting speed exceeding the limit permitted by the Traffic Department. - A condition expressed in general and absolute terms may not be restricted or its generality qualified without a qualifying provision. Example in an insurance contract. - Breach of the agreed condition mitigating the insurer's liability. Its right of recourse against the insured for the compensation it paid.
Arabic original
النص في عقد التأمين على عدم مسؤولية شركة التأمين عن التعويض إذا خالف المؤمن له شرطاِ فيه بعدم تجاوز السرعة الحد المسموح به من قبل إدارة المرور. - ورود الشرط بصيغة عامة مطلقة فلا يجوز تقييده وتخصيص عمومه بغير مخصص. مثال في عقد التأمين. - مخالفة الشرط المتفق عليه تخفيفاً لمسؤولية المؤمن. حقه في الرجوع على المؤمن له بما أداه من تعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 179. PDF pages: 179.

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