Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3453

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

English translation of the principle

The defendant in a liability action proving that his fault was not what caused the damage and did not contribute to causing it in a legally significant manner, but that it occurred due to an extraneous cause in which he had no part, such as force majeure, a fortuitous event, the act of the injured party himself or the act of a third party. Its effect. Breaking the causal link and his having no obligation to compensate. - 637 - Obligation - Inferring fault giving rise to liability and the causal relationship between it and the damage. A matter of fact.
Arabic original
إثبات المدعى عليه في دعوى المسئولية أن خطأه ليس هو الذي أحدث الضرر ولم يسهم في إحداثه على نحو معتبر قانوناً وإنما حدث لسبب أجنبي لا يد له فيه كقوة قاهرة أو حادث مفاجئ أو فعل المضرور نفسه أو فعل الغير. أثره. قطع رابطة السببية وعدم التزامه بالتعويض. - ٦٣٧ - التزام - استخلاص الخطأ الموجب للمسئولية وعلاقة السببية بينه وبين الضرر. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠٠٤ 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: 637–638.

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