Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 744

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 committed by multiple persons. Its effect. Considering them liable compensation for compensation jointly and severally. Its consequence: the injured party may claim against all of them in his action or limit it to one of them and demand that he pay the compensation in full, leaving it to him thereafter to have recourse against the others. Combining two compensations:
Arabic original
حصول الضرر نتيجة أخطاء وقعت من متعددين. أثره. اعتبارهم مسئولين التعويض عن التعويض علي سبيل التضامن. مؤداه: للمضرور مطالبتهم جميعاً في دعواه أو قصرها على أحدهم ومطالبته بأداء التعويض كاملاً وهو وشأنه بعد ذلك في الرجوع على الباقين. الجمع بين تعويضين:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠٦/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢٦/٤/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٢ ص ٢٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 148. PDF pages: 148.

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