Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3628

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

English translation of the principle

A person's liability for another's act. It is added to that other's own liability without extinguishing, absorbing, or replacing it. Effect. Payment of compensation to the injured party by the person charged with supervision as liable for the acts of the person under supervision. He may have recourse against the latter for all that he paid. Admissibility of the recourse action does not require proof that the person under supervision has assets. The reason thereof. The challenged judgment's departure from this view. An error requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
مسئولية الشخص عن عمل غيره. تضاف إلى مسئولية الغير نفسه دون أن تجبها أو تستغرقها أو تتمثل بديلاً عنها. أثره. دفع المكلف بالرقابة التعويض للمضرور كمسئول عن أعمال الخاضع لها. جواز رجوعه على الأخير بكل ما دفعه. لا يشترط لقبول دعوى الرجوع أن يثبت أن للخاضع للرقابة مال. علة ذلك. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر. خطأ يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٣١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 668. PDF pages: 668.

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