Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3386

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for material damage. The condition for awarding it. Impairment of a financial interest of the injured party and certainty of the damage. - Material damage resulting from the death of the provider. Its prerequisite. Proof that the deceased was supporting the injured party at the time of death continuously and permanently, and that the prospect of such support continuing was certain. Example of the absence of grounds therefor upon the mother's death. - Inferring the establishment or absence of damage. A matter for the merits.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر المادي. شرط الحكم به. الإخلال بمصلحة مالية للمضرور وأن يكون الضرر محققاً. - الضرر المادي المترتب على وفاة العائل. مناطه. ثبوت أن المتوفى كان يعول المضرور وقت الوفاة على نحو مستمر ودائم وأن فرصة الاستمرار في ذلك تكون محققه. مثال على انتفاء موجبه لوفاة الأم. - استخلاص ثبوت الضرر أو نفيه. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 626. PDF pages: 626.

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