Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3277

The direct actor in Islamic Sharia jurisprudence. Its meaning. - Treating the movement of a vehicle as the act of its owner. Its effect. Considering him the direct actor in respect of every injury caused by the direct involvement of that movement in bringing it about. - Gross misconduct that removes the direct actor's liability. Its meaning. Example of the absence of gross misconduct where the predecessor of the two respondents swerved in his vehicle from the left lane to the right lane without due care as a result of a sudden breakdown of his vehicle.