Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3466

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

English translation of the principle

Damage occurring as a result of multiple faults by numerous persons, each of whom committed a fault. Their joint and several liability towards the injured party for compensation in full. In their relationship with one another, the burden of liability is apportioned among them according to the role of each person’s fault in causing the damage; if this cannot be determined, it is apportioned equally. The injured party may have recourse against them all or confine his action to one of them, and the latter may have recourse against the remainder.
Arabic original
حدوث الضرر نتيجة أخطاء متعددة من أشخاص كثيرين بخطأ لكل منهم. مسئوليتهم متضامنين في مواجهة المضرور في التعويض كاملا.ً في نطاق العلاقة بينهم يوزع غرم المسئولية عليهم بقدر دور خطأ كل منهم في إحداث الضرر فإن تعذر ذلك وزع بالتساوي. للمضرور الرجوع عليهم جميعاً أو قصرّ دعواه على أحدهم وللأخير الرجوع على الباقين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٢/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 640. PDF pages: 640.

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