Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 944

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

English translation of the principle

The knowledge that starts the three-year limitation period for an action for liability for an unlawful act is actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the harm and the identity of the person responsible for it, not conjectural knowledge. An example: - Inferring the injured party's knowledge of the occurrence of the harm and the identity of the person responsible for it. A matter of fact exclusively for the court of fact. Dispute over this before the Court of Cassation. Inadmissible.
Arabic original
العلم الذي يبدأ به التقادم الثلاثي لدعوى المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع هو العلم الحقيقي الذي يحيط بوقوع الضرر وبشخص المسئول عنه دون العلم الظنى. مثال: - استخلاص علم المضرور بحدوث الضرر وبشخص المسئول عنه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. الجدل في ذلك أمام محكمة التمييز. لا يقبل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٢/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - 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 184. PDF pages: 184.

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