Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 344

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for an unlawful act covers moral damage in its various manifestations arising from death and also from circumstances short of death. The judgment's ruling that it is payable only in the event of death. An error in applying the law.
Arabic original
التعويض عن العمل غير المشروع يتناول الضرر الأدبي في شتى مظاهره الناشىء عن حالة الوفاة وأيضاً عن ما دون هذه الحالة. قضاء الحكم بأنه لا يستحق إلا في حالة الوفاة. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٩، ٧٣/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٥/١٩٨٩ 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 75. PDF pages: 75.

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