Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 981

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

English translation of the principle

An insurance policy's inclusion of a term granting the insurer the right to have recourse against the insured for the amount of compensation it may have paid where the vehicle is driven at a speed exceeding the limit prescribed in the Traffic Law. A reasonable restriction. The insurance company's right to do so is not precluded by the driver of the vehicle causing the accident being someone other than the insured, or by other factors having contributed to its occurrence.
Arabic original
تضمن وثيقة التأمين شرطاً بحق المؤمن في الرجوع على المؤمن له بقيمة ما يكون قد أداه من تعويض في حالة قيادة السيارة بسرعة تتجاوز المعدل المنصوص عليه في قانون المرور. قيد معقول. لا يمنع حق شركة التأمين من ذلك أن يكون قائد السيارة المتسببة في الحادث شخص آخر غير مؤمن له أو أن عوامل أخرى أسهمت في وقوعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٠/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٤/٧/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 180. PDF pages: 180.

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