Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3265

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The direct actor is liable even if he did not act intentionally or transgress. - Definition of the direct actor under Sharia. - The mere parking of a vehicle in its designated place alongside the public road—another vehicle colliding with its rear through its driver's inattention, causing his death—the driver of the first, stationary vehicle does not qualify as a direct actor. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
المباشر ضامن ولو لم يتعمد أو يتعد.َ - تعريف المباشر شرعاً. - مجرد وقوف سيارة في المكان المخصص لها بمحاذاة الطريق العام- اصطدام سيارة أخرى بمؤخرتها دون انتباه من قائدها مما أودى بحياته- انتفاء وصف المباشر عن قائد السيارة الأولى المتوقفة . علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٠/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 550. PDF pages: 550.

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