Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1274

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

English translation of the principle

Damage resulting from multiple faults by numerous persons, with each person's fault contributing to the damage. Their joint and several liability toward the injured party for full compensation. Within their relationship with one another. The burden of liability is apportioned among them according to the role of each person's fault in causing the damage; if that is impossible, it is apportioned equally. The injured party may have recourse against them all or confine the action to one of them, and the latter may have recourse against the others. - 242 - Obligation
Arabic original
حدوث الضرر نتيجة أخطاء متعددة من أشخاص كثيرين بخطأ كل منهم مؤد للضرر. مسؤوليتهم متضامنين في مواجهة المضرور عن التعويض كاملا.ً في نطاق العلاقة بينهم. يوزع غرم المسئولية عليهم بقدر دور خطأ كل منهم في إحداث الضرر فإن تعذر ذلك وزع بالتساوي. للمضرور الرجوع عليهم جميعاً أو قصر دعواه على أحدهم وللأخير الرجوع على الباقين. - ٢٤٢ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٢/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 242. PDF pages: 242.

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