Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 717

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

English translation of the principle

The purpose of compensation is to make good the damage commensurately, without exceeding it. Combining two awards of compensation for a single damage. Impermissible. Example of partial cassation of a judgment for awarding final compensation without deducting the provisional compensation awarded by the Misdemeanours Court.
Arabic original
التعويض غايته جبر الضرر جبراً متكافئاً معه بلا زيادة عليه. الجمع بين تعويضين عن ضرر واحد. غير جائز. مثال لتمييز الحكم جزئياً لقضائه بالتعويض النهائي دون خصم ما قضت به محكمة الجنح من تعويض مؤقت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٩/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٢٣/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٢٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 143. PDF pages: 143.

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