Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 324

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

English translation of the principle

The appellant's insistence on claiming compensation for the loss sustained, consisting in being deprived of the thing sold for years, and the lost profit, consisting in being deprived of the thing sold whose price had doubled. The challenged judgment's dismissal of the compensation claim on grounds that do not address this defence requires its partial cassation. Compensation for loss of opportunity:
Arabic original
تمسك الطاعن بطلب التعويض عما لحقه من خسارة تمثلت في حرمانه من المبيع طوال سنوات وما فاته من كسب تمثل في حرمانه من المبيع الذي تضاعف ثمنه. قضاء الحكم المطعون برفض طلب التعويض بما لا يواجه هذا الدفاع يوجب تمييزه جزئياً. التعويض عن فوات الفرصة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/٢٠١٠ مدني جلسة ٥/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٣٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 72. PDF pages: 72.

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