Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 441

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the damage resulted directly from the collision of the insured vehicle with the vehicle driven by the victim, without the intervention of any other factor. Establishment of its driver's status as the direct actor. Its effect. His obligation to provide compensation and diya. Art. 255 of the Civil Code. Its condition. Absence of the limitation on the guarantee, namely that it is not established that the injured party deliberately injured himself or that his injury resulted from gross misconduct on his part. Establishing liability for diya for bodily injury. Its prerequisite. The occurrence of damage. It is not rebutted by negating fault. - 91 - Obligation
Arabic original
ثبوت أن الضرر قد نجم مباشرة عن اصطدام السيارة المؤمن عليها بالسيارة قيادة المجني عليه ودون تدخل أمر آخر. ثبوت وصف المباشر لقائدها. أثره. التزامه بالضمان والدية. م ٢٥٥ مدني. شرطه. انتفاء القيد الوارد على الضمان وهو عدم ثبوت أن المضرور قد تعمد إصابة نفسه أو أن إصابته لحقته نتيجة سوء سلوك فاحش من جانبه. تقرير المسئولية عن الدية من أذى النفس. مناطها. وقوع الضرر. عدم دفعها بنفي الخطأ. - ٩١ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/٩٦ مدني جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٠٨)

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

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