Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3816

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the damage resulted directly from the collision of the insured vehicle with the vehicle driven by the victim, without the intervention of any other matter. Establishment of the status of its driver as the direct actor. Its effect. His obligation to provide indemnification and diya. Article 255, Civil Code. Its condition. Absence of the restriction on indemnification, namely, that it has not been established that the injured person deliberately injured himself or that his injury resulted from gross misconduct on his part. Establishment of liability for diya for personal injury. Its criterion. The occurrence of damage. It is not rebutted by denying fault.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن الضرر قد نجم مباشرة عن اصطدام السيارة المؤمن عليها بالسيارة قيادة المجني عليه ودون تدخل أمر آخر. ثبوت وصف المباشر لقائدها. أثره. التزامه بالضمان والدية. م ٢٥٥ مدني. شرطه. انتفاء القيد الوارد على الضمان وهو عدم ثبوت أن المضرور قد تعمد إصابة نفسه أو أن إصابته لحقته نتيجة سوء سلوك فاحش من جانبه. تقرير المسئولية عن الدية من أذى النفس. مناطها. وقوع الضرر. عدم دفعها بنفي الخطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/٩٦ مدني جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 703. PDF pages: 703.

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