Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3519

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

English translation of the principle

The principal’s liability for damage resulting from the subordinate’s act. Its prerequisite. The relationship of subordination. The foundation of that relationship. The subordinate’s being subject to the principal’s orders as to how to perform the work and being bound to carry out these orders without having any appreciable share of personal thought in adapting them. What is insufficient to establish a relationship of subordination.
Arabic original
مسئولية المتبوع عن الضرر الناجم عن فعل التابع. مناطها. علاقة التبعية. قوام تلك العلاقة. خضوع التابع لأوامر المتبوع في كيفية أداء العمل وأن يكون ملزماً بتنفيذ هذه الأوامر دون أن يكون له في تكييفها نصيب يذكر في التفكير الشخصي. ما لا يكفي لنشوء علاقة التبعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٩/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٥/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 650. PDF pages: 650.

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