Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3452

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

English translation of the principle

The element of causation in tort liability. It rests only upon the effective, operative cause producing the damage, not upon an incidental cause that is not of a nature to produce such damage, however much it may have contributed coincidentally to causing it by being associated with the operative cause.
Arabic original
ركن السببية في المسئولية التقصيرية. لا يقوم إلا على السبب المنتج الفعال المحدث للضرر دون السبب العارض الذي ليس من شأنه إحداث مثل هذا الضرر ومهما كان قد أسهم مصادفة في إحداثه بأن كان مقترناً بالسبب المنتج.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧٧/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 637. PDF pages: 637.

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