Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 975

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation under the guarantee for personal injury is not due if it is established that the injured party deliberately inflicted injury upon himself. Intentional gross misconduct that removes liability. Its definition. An example of the establishment of the State's obligation to guarantee compensation for personal injury and the negation of the injured party's fault where he was injured while crossing the road, in the absence of any other circumstances.
Arabic original
ضمان أذى النفس لا يستحق إذا ثبت أن المضرور قد تعمد أن يلحق بنفسه الأذى. سوء السلوك الفاحش المقصود الذي يرفع المسئولية. تعريفه. مثال لتحقق التزام الدولة بضمان أذى النفس ونفى خطأ المضرور لاصابته أثناء عبوره الطريق مجردا من أية ظروف أخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 191. PDF pages: 191.

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