Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1628

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

English translation of the principle

The injured party's fault contributing to the occurrence of the damage without subsuming the fault of the liable party. Its effect. The liable party incurs liability, but not full liability. Its determination in a proportion commensurate with the role of the liable party's fault in causing the damage relative to the injured party's fault. - Determining the damage, the extent of the injured party's contribution to causing it, and assessing compensation making good that damage. Matters of fact within the exclusive authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
إسهام خطأ المضرور في إحداث الضرر دون أن يستغرق خطأ المسئول. أثره. انشغال مسئولية المسؤول دون أن تكون كاملة. تحديدها بقدر يتناسب مع دور خطأ المسؤول في إحداث الضرر بالنسبة لخطأ المضرور. - تحديد الضرر ومدى مساهمة المضرور في إحداثه وتقدير التعويض الجابر له. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٣/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 321. PDF pages: 321.

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