Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 993

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

English translation of the principle

The free-of-particular-average clause in insurance policies. What it excludes from the scope of cover: partial particular-average loss, except that resulting from the vessel's stranding, sinking or burning. The defence relating to this clause. A material defence. The judgment's failure to address it. Renders it defective for inadequate reasoning.
Arabic original
شرط الإعفاء من الخسارة الخاصة الجزئية في وثائق التأمين. ما يستثنيه من نطاق الضمان: الخسارة الخاصة الجزئية عدا ما يحدث نتيجة جنوح السفينة أو غرقها أو احتراقها. الدفاع المتعلق بهذا الشرط. دفاع جوهري. عدم مواجهة الحكم له. يعيبه بالقصور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩١/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 182. PDF pages: 182.

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