Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2594

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

English translation of the principle

A liability action becoming barred by the short and long limitation periods. Article 253/1, Civil Code. - When does the short limitation period for a liability action begin? - Inferring the injured party's knowledge of the occurrence of the damage and of the person who caused it. A matter of fact exclusively for the trial judge. Example.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى المسئولية بالتقادم القصير والتقادم الطويل. م٢٥٣/١ مدني. - متى يبدأ التقادم القصير لدعوى المسئولية؟ - استخلاص علم المضرور بحدوث الضرر وبمن أحدثه. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٤، ١٢٧/١٩٩٥ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٧/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 491. PDF pages: 488.

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