Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1381

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the source of the liability of one of the two litigants is personal fault in selecting his substitute and his negligence in performing - 262 - Obligation the agency, and that the source of the second's liability is the direct action. Its implication. The source of each one's liability differs. Its necessary consequence. Their obligation towards the principal is concurrent, not joint and several.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن مصدر المسئولية أحد الخصمين هو الخطأ الشخصي في اختيار نائبه وإهماله في تنفيذ - ٢٦٢ - التزام الوكالة وأن مصدر مسئولية الثاني هو الدعوى المباشرة. مؤداه. اختلاف مصدر مسئولية كل منهما. لازم ذلك. التزامهما قبل الموكل بالتضامم وليس بالتضامن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٤٦، ٥٥٥/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢٨/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٢٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 262. PDF pages: 262–263.

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