Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 580

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor's liability for indemnity for bodily harm. The condition for its establishment: if the act he personally performed itself brought about the damage and caused it without an intermediary. If the movement of the car results from its owner's act, he is deemed a direct actor in respect of every injury in whose occurrence that movement directly intervenes. Article 255, Civil Code. Example: concerning the establishment of the direct actor's liability.
Arabic original
مسئولية المباشر عن ضمان أذى النفس. شرط تحققها: إذا كان فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان سبباً له دون واسطة. حركة السيارة إذا كانت من فعل صاحبها فإنه يُعد مباشراً لكل ضرر ينجم عن تدخل تلك الحركة في إحداثه تدخلاً مباشراً. المادة ٢٥٥ مدني. مثال: بشأن تحقق مسئولية المباشر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣١/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ١٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 118. PDF pages: 118.

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