Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3278

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 the person whose act, performed by himself, itself brought about the harm and was its cause without an intermediary. - The direct actor's liability. It is lifted from his shoulders if it is established that the injured party deliberately injured himself or that his injury befell him as a result of outrageous and intentional misconduct on his part.
Arabic original
المباشر هو من كان فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبب دون واسطة. - مسئولية المباشر. ترتفع عن كاهله إذا ثبت أن المضرور قد تعمد إصابة نفسه أو أن إصابته قد لحقته نتيجة سوء سلوك فاحش ومقصود من جانبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٠)

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

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