Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1022

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A liability action is time-barred upon the lapse of 3 years from the day the injured party becomes aware of the damage and of the person responsible for it. Article 253/1 of the Civil Code. Knowledge means actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it. The burden of proving it. Falls upon the person asserting it.
Arabic original
تقادم دعوى المسئولية بمضي ثلاث سنوات من يوم علم المضرور بالضرر وبمن يسأل عنه. م٢٥٣/١ مدني. المقصود بالعلم هوالعلم الحقيقي الذي يحيط بوقوع الضرر وبشخص المسئول عنه. عبء إثباته. وقوعه على من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨٤/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٢٦/١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٣٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 200. PDF pages: 200.

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