Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 44

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

English translation of the principle

A wrongful act causing harm to another. The actor’s liability to compensate for the loss sustained by the injured person and the profit he has forgone. The condition thereof. That it result directly from the unlawful act and that the result could not have been avoided by exerting the reasonable effort required of an ordinary person by the circumstances. Articles 227, 230 Civil Code.
Arabic original
الفعل الخاطىء الذي ينشأ عنه ضرر للغير. مسئولية فاعله بالتعويض عن الخسارة التي وقعت للمضرور والكسب الذي فاته. شرط ذلك. أن يكون ناجماً عن العمل غير المشروع مباشرة ولم يكن في المقدور تفادى النتيجة ببذل الجهد المعقول الذي تقتضيه ظروف الحال من الشخص العادي. المادتان ٢٢٧، ٢٣٠ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٠٤، ٤٠٨/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 15. PDF pages: 15.

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