Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3276

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

English translation of the principle

Gross and intentional misconduct on the part of the injured person that relieves the direct actor of liability. Its nature. - 552 - Commercial - The judgment stating in its reasons that the state of manifest intoxication of the deceased predecessor of the two respondents while driving the car does not constitute evidence of gross misconduct on his part. Vitiates it by an error in the application of the law and unsound inference.
Arabic original
سوء السلوك الفاحش والمقصود من جانب المصاب والذي يرفع المسؤولية عن كاهل المباشر. ماهيته. - ٥٥٢ - تجاري - إيراد الحكم بمدوناته أن حالة السكر البين التي كان عليها مورث المطعون ضدهما حال قيادته للسيارة لا تقوم دليلاً على توافر سوء السلوك الفاحش قبله. يعيبه بالخطأ في تطبيق القانون والفساد في الاستدلال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٨/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ١/١١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 552. PDF pages: 552–553.

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