Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 750

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two compensations. Impermissible unless it is recourse for the harm remaining uncompensated. Example. An action for lump-sum compensation for the injury to the deceased and recovery of diyah and additional compensation from the liable person in an amount less than the lump-sum compensation. The heirs’ recovery of the difference between the lump-sum compensation and the Sharia diyah is not a combination of two compensations. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين. لا يجوز ما لم يكن رجوعا بًما بقى من ضرر دون تعويض. مثال. دعوى التعويض الجزافي من إصابة المورث واقتضاء الدية والتعويض الاضافي من المسئول بما يقل عن التعويض الجزافي. اقتضاء الورثة الفرق بين التعويض الجزافي والدية الشرعية وليس جمعاً بين تعويضين. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ٣/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 149. PDF pages: 149.

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