Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 987

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

English translation of the principle

The liability of the perpetrator of a harmful act is civil. Its implication: the right established for the injured party is civil and does not yield interest. Article 305, Civil Code. The judgment's contravention of this. An error in applying the law requiring its partial cassation.
Arabic original
مسئولية مرتكب الفعل الضار مدنية. مؤدى ذلك: أن الحق المقرر للمضرور مدني لا ينتج فوائد. م ٣٠٥ مدني. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه جزئياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٢٤، ٤٣٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ١٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 214. PDF pages: 214.

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