Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3827

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor. His definition. He is the person whose act, which he personally performed, itself brought about the damage and was its cause without an intermediary. - The direct actor's liability. Is lifted from him if it is established that the injured party deliberately injured himself or that his injury befell him as a result of gross and intentional misconduct on his part.
Arabic original
المباشر. تعريفه. هو من يكون فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً دون واسطة. - مسئولية المباشر. ترتفع عن كاهله إذا ثبت أن المضرور قد تعمد إصابة نفسه أو أن إصابته قد لحقته نتيجة سوء سلوك فاحش ومقصود من جانبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٦/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 705. PDF pages: 705.

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