Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 622

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

English translation of the principle

An action for provisional compensation. Its basis. Mere establishment of liability and establishment of damage without its elements and extent, and establishment of compensation without its amount. Anything in the judgment beyond that exceeds the scope of the action and its requirements and has no res judicata effect. The judgment's contravention of that and conferral of res judicata effect on this excess. An error requiring its cassation. Example.
Arabic original
دعوى التعويض المؤقت. أساسها. مجردّ ثبوت المسئولية وثبوت الضرر دون عناصر ومداه وإرساء التعويض دون مقداره. ما يجاوز به الحكم ذلك خروج عن نطاق الدعوى ويزيد عن حاجتها ولأ تكون له حجية. مخالفة الحكم ذلك وخلع الحجية على هذا الزائد. خطأ يوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٤/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 127. PDF pages: 127.

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