Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 980

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

English translation of the principle

Lawful exercise of a right excludes liability for the resulting damage to others. The exception thereto. Such exercise falling outside the bounds of lawfulness. Its forms. Their specification by Article 30 of the Civil Code. Its conditions. The intention to harm and malice or vexation. - Fault giving rise to liability for compensation. The criterion for its establishment. Inferring it falls within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - 191 - Obligation
Arabic original
استعمال الحق استعمالاً مشروعاً تنتفي معه المسئولية عما ينشأ من ضرر للغير. الاستثناء من ذلك. خروج هذا الاستعمال من دائرة المشروعية. صور ذلك. تحديد المادة ٣٠ ق المدني لها. شروطه. نية الأضرار والكيد أو العنت. - الخطأ الموجب للمسئولية عن التعويض. مناط تحققه. استخلاص ذلك من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - ١٩١ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٠/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٨٧)

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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