Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 767

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two compensations for the same damage. Its impermissibility. The basis for raising this defence. The injured person's actual receipt of compensation or its having been awarded to him. Mere existence of the right to it is insufficient.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين عن ذات الضرر. عدم جوازه. مناط الدفع بذلك. تقاضي المضرور التعويض بالفعل أو أن يكون قد قضى به له. لا يكفي مجرد قيام الحق فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٤/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 152. PDF pages: 152.

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