Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2347

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The harmful act in its two categories. One of the sources of obligation. The nature of these two categories. - An action for indemnification for personal injury is time-barred upon the passage of three years from the occurrence of the accident. The provisions governing liability for unlawful acts apply to this indemnification insofar as they do not conflict with the provisions the legislature specifically prescribed for indemnification for personal injury. Import thereof.
Arabic original
الفعل الضار بقسمية. أحد مصادر الالتزام. ماهية هذين القسمين. - سقوط دعوى الضمان عن أذى النفس بمرور ثلاث سنوات من وقت وقوع الحادث. سريان أحكام المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع على هذا الضمان فيما لا يتعارض مع الأحكام التي خص بها المشرع ضمان أذى النفس. مفاد ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٧/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 438. PDF pages: 435.

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