Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 574

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

English translation of the principle

Gross and intentional misconduct that excludes liability for bodily harm. It must emanate from the injured person himself, not from the person responsible for him. The implication. The injured girl’s father’s negligence in supervising her and leaving her to play in the road without foresight does not remove the direct perpetrator’s liability for her injury.
Arabic original
سوء السلوك الفاحش والمقصود الذي ينتفي به ضمان أذى النفس. وجوب صدوره من المصاب نفسه لا من جانب المسئول عنه. مؤدي ذلك. أن إهمال والد المصابة في رقابتها وتركها تلهو في الطريق دون تبصر لا ترتفع به مسئولية المباشر عن إصابتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٦/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٨/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 116. PDF pages: 116.

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