Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3279

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

English translation of the principle

The direct perpetrator. Definition. Example. - The vehicle’s movement is the act of its driver. He is deemed the direct perpetrator of every harm resulting therefrom. The bursting of its rear tyre, its loss of balance, and its overturning. The judgment’s treating its driver as the direct perpetrator of the harm. No error.
Arabic original
المباشر. تعريفه. مثال. - حركة السيارة من فعل قائدها. عدهّ مباشراً لكل ضرر ينجم عنها. انفجار إطارها الخلفي واختلال توازنها وانقلابها. اعتبار الحكم قائدها مباشراً للضرر. لا خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٣/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٥/٣/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤١)

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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