Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 487

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

English translation of the principle

An injury for which no diya is prescribed. Compensation for it is assessed by the judge and is called an equitable judicial assessment. - A hashimah injury. It is one that crushes and fractures the bone without displacing it from its position. It occurs in the head and face. - Wounds occurring in the rest of the body, even if involving a bone fracture, are called bodily wounds and require an equitable judicial assessment. They are subject to the court's assessment.
Arabic original
الإصابة غير المقدر عنها دية. التعويض عنها يقدره القاضي وتسمى حكومة عدل. - الهاشمة. هي ما تهشم العظم وتكسره دون أن تزيله عن موضعه. وتكون في الرأس والوجه. - الجروح التي تحدث في سائر الجسم ولو كانت كسراً للعظم تسمى جراحة وتجب فيها حكومة عدل. تخضع لتقدير المحكمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 99. PDF pages: 99.

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