Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 902

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation making good the damage. A matter of fact within the exclusive discretion of the court of merits. The condition for this. - The Court of Appeal's amendment of the compensation amount by increasing or reducing it. Within its authority and may not be challenged before the Court of Cassation. Its condition. That it state the considerations prompting it to do so and that what it states lead to the conclusion it reached.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - تعديل محكمة الاستئناف قيمة التعويض بالزيادة أو النقص. من سلطتها ولا يجوز مناقشتها فيها أمام محكمة التمييز. شرطه. إيرادها الاعتبارات التي دعتها إلى ذلك وأن يؤدي ما أوردت إلى النتيجة التي انتهت إليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣١٦، ٣٢٢/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٨/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 174. PDF pages: 174.

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