Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 804

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

English translation of the principle

An agent's use of his principal's money for his own benefit is a fault requiring that he be held liable therefor through fair compensation. Assessment of this compensation. Within the authority of the judge of merits.
Arabic original
استعمال الوكيل لصالح نفسه مال موكله خطأ يوجب مساءلته عنه بتعويض عادل. تقدير هذا التعويض. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٤/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 159. PDF pages: 159.

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