Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3588

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the existence or absence of an extraneous cause that breaks liability for things. The causal relationship between the act of the thing and the damage. A matter of fact. Exclusively for the trial court. Its effect. Disputing it for the first time before the Court of Cassation. Inadmissible.
Arabic original
تقدير توافر أو عدم توافر السبب الأجنبي الذي تنقطع به المسئولية الشيئية. علاقة السببية بين فعل الشيء والضرر. واقع. تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. أثر ذلك. المجادلة فيه لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٩٠ مدني جلسة ١٤/٥/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 661. PDF pages: 661.

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