Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 985

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

English translation of the principle

Proof by the defendant in a liability action that his fault did not cause the damage and did not contribute to causing it in a legally significant manner, but that it arose from an extraneous cause beyond his control, such as force majeure, a fortuitous event, an act of the injured party himself, or an act of a third party. Its effect. Severance of the causal link and absence of an obligation on his part to pay compensation.
Arabic original
إثبات المدعى عليه في دعوى المسئولية أن خطأه ليس الذي أحدث الضرر ولم يسهم في إحداثه على نحو معتبر قانوناً وإنما حدث لسبب أجنبي لا يد له فيه كقوة قاهرة أو حادث مفاجئ أو فعل المضرور نفسه أو فعل الغير. أثره. قطع رابطة السببية وعدم التزامه بالتعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 192. PDF pages: 192.

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