Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3780

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor's obligation to guarantee compensation. The condition for its arising. If his act, which he performed himself, itself brought about the damage and was its cause without an intermediary and without another intervening between his act and the damage. Example: the deceased's vehicle veering to the left from its course and colliding with the accused's vehicle, resulting in death. The import thereof. Denial of the accused's characterization as the direct actor, so he is not obligated to guarantee compensation.
Arabic original
التزام المباشر بالضمان. شرط تحققه. إذا كان فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً دون واسطة ودون تدخل أخر بين فعله وبين الضرر. مثال: انحراف سيارة المتوفي عن خط سيرها يساراً واصطدامها بسيارة المتهم مما أسفر عنه الوفاة. مؤدى ذلك. نفي وصف المباشر عن المتهم فلا يلزم بالضمان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٧/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 696. PDF pages: 696.

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