Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3967

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two awards of compensation for the same damage. Impermissible. Basis for a plea to that effect. The injured party must have actually received compensation or been awarded it. The mere existence of a right thereto is insufficient. - A defense not resting on a sound legal basis. The court is not obliged to respond to it.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين عن ذات الضرر. عدم جوازه. مناط الدفع بذلك. تقاضي المضرور التعويض بالفعل أو أن يكون قد قضى به له. لا يكفي مجرد قيام الحق فيه. - الدفاع الذي لا يستند إلى أساس قانوني سليم. عدم التزام المحكمة بالرد عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٤/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٩٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 738. PDF pages: 735.

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