Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1687

Criminal judgment. The prerequisite and limits of its binding effect before civil courts. - The criminal court's acquittal of the appellant of the charge of unintentionally causing a fire in his car, resulting in the fire spreading to other cars, among them the first respondent's car, because of the absence of an affirmative act on his part consisting of setting fire to a thing owned by him or another. Does not prevent the civil court from basing its ruling on his liability upon liability for custody of dangerous things. The condition thereof. - Binding effect of an interim judgment:-