Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 582

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

English translation of the principle

The State’s guarantee of compensation for personal injury. A subsidiary guarantee under which the injured party receives the prescribed compensation if the person liable for compensation cannot be identified. Its import. This guarantee does not arise if another person is obliged to compensate for this harm. Example. - 118 - Obligation
Arabic original
ضمان الدولة للتعويض عن الضرر على النفس. ضمان احتياطي يقتضي المضرور بموجبه التعويض المقرر إذا ما تعذر معرفة المسئول عن التعويض. مفاد ذلك. أن هذا الضمان لا يقوم إذا وجد ملتزم آخر بتعويض هذا الضرر. مثال. - ١١٨ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٠/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٨/١٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٥٤)

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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