Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1994

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for injury to the person itself. How it is assessed and its cases. - A bone-fracturing wound, wounds to the head or face, and bodily wounds. The nature of each. Bodily wounds have no fixed injury indemnity. Compensation for them is an equitable assessment. - An action for compensation for a bone-fracturing wound. It is not heard upon the lapse of fifteen years. What is due for injuries by way of equitable assessment. It is time-barred upon the lapse of three years. - 378 - Obligation
Arabic original
التعويض عن إصابة ذات النفس. كيفية تقديره وحالاته. - الهاشمة والشجاج والجراحة. ماهية كل منها. الجراحة ليس لها أرش مقدر. التعويض عنها حكومة عدل. - دعوي التعويض عن الهاشمة. عدم سماعها بمضي خمسة عشر سنة. ما يستحق عن الإصابات حكومة عدل. سقوطه بمضي ثلاث سنوات. - ٣٧٨ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٠/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 378. PDF pages: 378.

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