Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3758

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

English translation of the principle

Liability of the direct actor. Flagrant, intentional conduct on the part of the injured person that removes this liability. Its meaning. An excessive departure from proper conduct amounting to gross fault, without reaching the degree of intending the result, committed voluntarily by its perpetrator through undertaking an unjustified act or omission while aware of the danger surrounding him.
Arabic original
مسئولية المباشر. السلوك الفاحش المقصود من جانب المصاب الذي ترتفع به هذه المسئولية. ماهيته. انحراف مفرط عن الجادة يربو إلى الخطأ الجسيم ودون أن يصل إلى درجة تعمد النتيجة يرتكبه فاعله عن إرادة بإقدامه على عمل أو امتناع لا مبرر له مع إدراك للخطر المحيط به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٧٧ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 693. PDF pages: 693.

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