Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3839

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor is one whose act, performed personally, itself brought about the damage and caused it without an intermediary. The distinction between direct action and indirect causation. - Proof that the direct actor’s act was not the cause of the damage. Its effect. Absence of liability. An example concerning a fall from a height from a building.
Arabic original
المباشر هو من كان فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً دون واسطة. اختلاف المباشرة عن التسبب. - ثبوت أن فعل المباشر لم يكن علة الضرر. أثره. انتفاء المسئولية. مثال بشأن سقوط من علوٍ من بناء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٦٥/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢/١٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٢٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 708. PDF pages: 708.

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