Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3420

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

English translation of the principle

Inference of the existence of damage warranting compensation, whether the injured party contributed to causing it, and the extent of that contribution. Within the authority of the court of merits so long as its inference is reasonable. - Establishment of material damage to a person claiming it as a result of another’s death depends on proof that the deceased was actually supporting him at the time of death on a continuous and permanent basis and that the prospect of such support continuing in the future was established.
Arabic original
استخلاص توافر الضرر الموجب للتعويض وما إذا كان المضرور قد ساهم في إحداثه ومدى هذه المساهمة. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع ما دام استخلاصها سائغاً. - تحقق الضرر المادي للشخص الذي يدعيه نتيجة وفاة آخر العبرة فيه بثبوت أن المتوفى كان يعوله فعلاً وقت وفاته على نحو مستمر ودائم وتحقق فرصة الاستمرار على ذلك في المستقبل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٥٩، ١٣٦٤/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٨٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 631. PDF pages: 631.

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