Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 436

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

English translation of the principle

The guarantee for bodily injury is not payable if it is established that the injured party deliberately inflicted injury upon himself. Intentional gross - 90 - Obligation misconduct that removes liability. Its definition. An example of the establishment of the State's obligation to guarantee bodily injury and the absence of fault on the part of the injured party for his injury while crossing the road, without any other circumstances.
Arabic original
ضمان أذى النفس لا يستحق إذا ثبت أن المضرور قد تعمد أن يلحق بنفسه الأذى. سوء السلوك - ٩٠ - التزام الفاحش المقصود الذي يرفع المسئولية. تعريفه. مثال لتحقق التزام الدولة بضمان أذى النفس ونفي خطأ المضرور لإصابته أثناء عبوره الطريق مجرداً من أية ظروف أخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 90. PDF pages: 90–91.

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