Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 556

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two compensations is impermissible unless it is recourse for harm remaining uncompensated. Example. An action for lump-sum compensation for the deceased's injury. Recovery of Sharia diya and additional compensation from the responsible person in an amount - 112 - Obligation less than the lump-sum compensation. The heirs' recovery of the difference between the lump-sum compensation and the Sharia diya is not a combination of two compensations. The rationale therefor.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين لا يجوزما لم يكون رجوعاً بما بقى من ضرر دون تعويض مثال. دعوى التعويض الجزافي عن إصابة المورث. اقتضاء الدية الشرعية والتعويض الإضافي من المسئول بما - ١١٢ - التزام يقل عن التعويض الجزافي اقتضاء الورثة الفرق بين التعويض الجزافي والديه الشرعية ليس جمعاً بين تعويضين. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ٣/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 112. PDF pages: 112–113.

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