Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 725

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of damage and determination of compensation making it good. Matters of fact. Within the trial judge's exclusive discretion. Compensation must be proportionate to the damage. The reason for this. An example of defective reasoning contradicting what is established in the papers by assessing material damage at an amount exceeding the compensation making it good. Concurrent and joint and several liability for compensation:
Arabic original
تقدير الضرر وتحديد التعويض الجابر له. من مسائل الواقع. استقلال قاضي الموضوع بها. وجوب تناسب التعويض مع الضرر. علة ذلك. مثال لتسبيب معيب بمخالفة الثابت بالأوراق لتقدير الضرر المادي بمبلغ يزيد عن التعويض الجابر له. التضامم والتضامن في التعويض:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧٧/٢٠٠٨ مدني جلسة ٢١/١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٣٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 144. PDF pages: 144.

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