Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 296

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

English translation of the principle

The heirs' right to a pension. An obligation owed by the Social Insurance Institution whose source is the law, except for the exceptional pension, whose source is the harmful act, whereas the basis of compensation is fault. It necessarily follows that the minors' entitlement to their father's pension does not diminish the amount of compensation for the material damage they suffered because of the death of the person from whom they inherited.
Arabic original
حق الورثة في المعاش. التزام بذمة مؤسسة التأمينات الاجتماعية مصدره القانون باستثناء المعاش الاستثنائي فمصدره الفعل الضار بينما أساس التعويض هو الخطأ. لازم ذلك أن استحقاق القُصرَّ لمعاش أبيهم لا ينقص مقدار التعويض عن الضرر المادي الذي حاق بهم بسبب وفاة مورثهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٨/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٦/١١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 67. PDF pages: 67.

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