Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 297

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for material damage. The condition for awarding it. Impairment of a financial interest of the injured party and certainty of the damage. - Material damage resulting from the death of the provider. Its criterion. Proof that the deceased was supporting the injured party at the time of death on a continuous and permanent basis and that the prospect of continuing to do so is certain. An example of the absence of grounds for it upon the mother’s death.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر المادي. شرط الحكم به. الإخلال بمصلحة مالية للمضرور وأن يكون الضرر محققاً. - الضرر المادي المترتب على وفاة العائل. مناطه. ثبوت أن المتوفي كان يعول المضرور وقت الوفاة على نحو مستمر ودائم وأن فرصة الاستمرار في ذلك تكون محققه. مثال على انتفاء موجبه لوفاة الأم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢١٠)

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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