KCC 1113/2017
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Road Transport, Claims Involving Fatalities, Children & Mentally Incapacitated Claimants, Insurance Claims & Payments, Legal Rights
Decision date
23 Jan 2018
Catchwords
Insurance Company - Personal Injury - Claim - Payments to Heirs - Road Traffic Accident
This case involved compensation for the death of a person in a car accident. The car was insured by the insurance. A key issue was the insurance company's right to claim compensation after they had paid the money to the heirs.
Background
An onsurance company filed a case against a defendant before the court. The company requested the court to order the defendant to pay 28700 Dinars. The company said that the defendant had caused the death of a person in a car accident and that the car was insured by the company at the time. The company said that it has already paid compensation to the heirs of the deceased man.
The court dismissed the case.
The company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.