Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3536

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

English translation of the principle

The relationship of subordination on which the principal's liability for his subordinate's fault is based. Its foundation: the subordinate's submission to the principal's orders as to how work is performed and his obligation to execute those orders without any scope for personal thought in their execution. What is insufficient to establish a relationship of subordination. - Inferring the relationship of subordination between principal and subordinate. A matter of fact within the exclusive purview of the court of merits, provided its inference is reasonable and has an established basis in the case papers.
Arabic original
علاقة التبعية التي تقوم عليها مسئولية المتبوع عن خطأ تابعه. قوامها: خضوع التابع لأوامر المتبوع في كيفية أداء العمل وأن يكون ملزماً بتنفيذ هذه الأوامر دون أن يكون له في تنفيذها نصيب من التفكير الشخصي. ما لا يكفي لنشوء علاقة التبعية. -استخلاصعلاقةالتبعيةبينالمتبوعوالتابع.واقعتستقلبهمحكمةالموضوعمتىكاناستخلاصها سائغاً له أصله الثابت بالأوراق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٤٧، ٣٥٦/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 653. PDF pages: 653.

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