Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1162

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

English translation of the principle

The barring of a liability action by short and long limitation periods. Article 253/1 Civil. When the short limitation period for a liability action begins. - Inferring the injured person's knowledge of the occurrence of the damage and of the person who caused it. A factual matter within the exclusive discretion of the judge of merits. Example.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى المسئولية بالتقادم القصير والتقادم الطويل. م ٢٥٣/١ 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 تجاري جلسة ١٠/٧/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 182. PDF pages: 179.

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