Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3830

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

English translation of the principle

The gross misconduct that relieves the direct perpetrator of liability pursuant to Article 257 of the Civil Code is a person's intentionally inflicting injury upon himself, aware of his fault and taking its consequence into account.
Arabic original
السلوك الفاحش الذي ترتفع به مسئولية المباشر وفقاً للمادة ٢٥٧ مدني هو تعمد الشخص إلحاق الأذى بنفسه مدركاً لخطئه وأن نتيجته تدخل في حسابه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٧/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٧٧)

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

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