Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3527

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 his subordinate's fault. The conditions for its establishment. The burden of proving the relationship of subordination. Rests on the person alleging it. Inferring its existence. Within the authority of the court of merits, which may draw presumptions.
Arabic original
مسئولية المتبوع عن خطأ تابعه. شروط تحققها. عبء إثبات علاقة التبعية. على عاتق من يدعيها. استخلاص قيامها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع ولها استنباط القرائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٥/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 651. PDF pages: 651.

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