Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1579

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Characterizing an act as fault or not fault. A question of law. As for inferring the presence or absence of fault, it is a question of fact within the authority of the court of merits, provided its inference is reasonable.
Arabic original
وصف الفعل بأنه خطأ أو غير خطأ. مسألة قانونية. أما استخلاص توافر الخطأ أو نفيه فمسألة واقع يدخل في سلطة محكمة الموضوع ما دام استخلاصها سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٤٣، ١٤٦/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 315. PDF pages: 315.

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