Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3355

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the fault leading to the accident was not exclusively that of the driver of the car, but that the injured person contributed to it substantially. Its effect. The provision of Article 25 of the Law Regulating Obligations Arising from Unlawful Acts must be applied. Its import. Compensation may be reduced or not awarded where the injured person contributed by his fault to causing or increasing the damage, or had worsened the debtor's position.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن الخطأ الذي جر إلى الحادث لم ينفرد به قائد السيارة وإنما اشتراك فيه المصاب بسهم كبير. أثره. وجوب إعمال نص المادة ٢٥ من قانون تنظيم الالتزامات الناشئة عن العمل غير المشروع. مؤداه. جواز إنقاص التعويض أو عدم الحكم به متى اشترك المضرور بخطئه في إحداث الضرر أو زاد فيه أو كان قد سوء مركز المدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١/١٩٧٦ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 622. PDF pages: 622.

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