Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 752

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two awards of compensation for one injury. Impermissible. An award entitling the injured person to five full diyas for loss of memory, speech, taste, and the use of the hands and legs, and an equitably assessed indemnity for loss of the ability to swallow solid foods and loss of control over urination and defecation, some of it for total disability. Combining two awards of compensation for one injury. Reason therefor.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين عن ضرر واحد. لا يجوز. القضاء باستحقاق المصاب خمس ديات كاملة عن فقد الذاكرة والكلام والتذوق ومنفعة اليدين والرجلين. وحكومة عدل عن فقد القدرة على بلع الأطعمة الجامدة وفقد التحكم في التبول والتبرز وبعضها عن العجز الكامل. جمع بين تعويضين عن ضرر واحد. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٧، ١٠٣/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 150. PDF pages: 150.

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