Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3446

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

English translation of the principle

The causal relationship between fault and damage. The determining consideration is the effective cause, not the incidental cause. - Assessment of the occurrence of the act constituting fault and the causal link between it and the damage. Questions of fact within the independent authority of the court of merits. Condition thereof. - 636 - Obligation
Arabic original
علاقة السببية بين الخطأ والضرر. المعول عليه فيها هو السبب المنتج دون العارض. - تقدير وقوع الفعل المكون للخطأ ورابطة السببية بينه وبين الضرر. من مسائل الواقع التي تستقل بها محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - ٦٣٦ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/٩٦ مدني جلسة ٣/٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 636. PDF pages: 636.

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