Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2274

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

English translation of the principle

The knowledge that commences the three-year limitation period for an action for liability for an unlawful act is actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it, not conjectural knowledge. Example. - Inferring the injured party’s knowledge of the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it. A matter of fact within the exclusive authority of the trial court. Disputation thereof before the Court of Cassation. Inadmissible.
Arabic original
العلم الذي يبدأ به التقادم الثلاثي في دعوى المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع هو العلم الحقيقي الذي يحيط بوقوع الضرر وبشخص المسئول عنه دون العلم الظني. مثال. -استخلاصعلمالمضروربحدوثالضرروشخصالمسئولعنه.واقعتستقلبهمحكمةالموضوع. الجدل في ذلك أمام محكمة التمييز. لا يقبل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٢/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 440. PDF pages: 440.

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