Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 976

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

English translation of the principle

The insurance policy's inclusion of a restriction upon the insurer not to drive the car at a speed exceeding the rate stipulated in traffic laws, failing which his right to compensation is forfeited, is among the reasonable restrictions that do not contravene public policy.
Arabic original
تضمن وثيقة التأمين قيداً على المؤمن بعدم قيادة السيارة بسرعة تجاوز المعدل المنصوص عليه في قوانين المرور وإلا سقط حقه في التعويض يعد من القيود المعقولة التي لا تخالف النظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٤، ١٣٦/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٥)

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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