Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 734

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

English translation of the principle

Occurrence of damage as a result of faults of multiple persons. Its effect. Each is liable towards the injured party for full compensation, or their multiple liability for compensation is joint and several. - The burden of liability is distributed among those responsible in proportion to the role of each one’s fault in causing the damage. Inability to determine each one’s role. Its necessary consequence. Distribution among them equally. - The injured party may choose between claiming compensation from all those responsible or limiting his action for it to one of them.
Arabic original
حدوث ضرر نتيجة أخطاء أشخاص متعددين. أثره. مسئولية كل منهم في مواجهة المضرور عن التعويض كاملاً أو تعدد مسئوليتهم بالتعويض على سبيل التضامن. - غرُم المسئولية يتوزع بين المسئولين بقدر دور خطأ كل منهم في إحداث الضرر. تعذر تحديد دور كل منهم لازمة. توزيعه عليهم بالتساوي. - للمضرور الخيار بين مطالبة المسئولين جميعاً بالتعويض أو قصر دعواه به على أحدهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/٩٨ مدني جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 146. PDF pages: 146.

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