Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3829

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor is liable even if he acted neither intentionally nor wrongfully. Islamic jurisprudence must be consulted to determine whether the damage occurred directly or through indirect causation. - The direct actor. A person whose act that he personally performed itself brought about the damage and caused it without an intermediary. - The movement of a vehicle is an act of its driver. The effect of this. He is deemed a direct actor of every injury in whose occurrence that movement intervenes - 705 - Obligation directly.
Arabic original
المباشر ضامن ولو لم يتعمد أو يتعد. وجوب الرجوع للفقه الإسلامي لبيان ما إذا كان الضرر قد حدث مباشرة أو تسبباً. - المباشر. هو من يكون فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً بدون واسطة. - حركة السيارة من فعل قائدها. أثر ذلك. أنه يُعد مبُاشراً لكل ضرر ينجم عن تدخل تلك الحركة - ٧٠٥ - التزام في إحداثه تدخلاً مباشراً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٧/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 705. PDF pages: 705–706.

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