Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 75

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the source of one party's liability is personal fault in selecting his substitute and his negligence in performing the agency, and that the source of the second party's liability is the direct action. Its consequence. The source of each one's liability differs. The necessary consequence thereof. Their liability to the principal is concurrent, not joint and several. - 17 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
ثبوت أن مصدر مسئولية أحد الخصمين هو الخطأ الشخصي في اختيار نائبه وإهماله في تنفيذ الوكالة وأن مصدر مسئولية الثاني هو الدعوى المباشرة. مؤداه. اختلاف مصدر مسئولية كل منهما. لازم ذلك. التزامهما قبل الموكل بالتضامم وليس بالتضامن. - ١٧ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٤٦، ٥٥٥/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢٨/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 17. PDF pages: 14.

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