Hit with herpes

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KUWAIT CITY, June 19: The Court of Appeals recently overturned the verdict of the lower court and ordered the defendant to pay attorney’s fees. The Court of First Instance had earlier, citing lack of evidence ruled in favor of the defendant. According to the case papers, the plaintiff accuses her ex-husband of transmitting herpes, a contagious disease, to her and to her son.

The court, after examining the evidence and documents by an expert, confirmed that the wife and son were infected with herpes but failed to determine the time of the infection, because the husband was not available for tests. The plaintiff, who has obtained the divorce after having given birth to her son, said the defendant, her ex-husband, was in the habit of illegal sexual relations and allegedly contracted the disease from one of those relationships which is incurable.

In his report, a forensic doctor concluded that the wife and son were infected with the herpes virus in the light of the available medical papers, but the date of the infection could not be determined because the husband was unavailable for a medical test.

Verdict reversed: The Court of Appeals reversed the verdict of a lower court, which instructed a Lebanese businessman to pay KD 173,000 as per the Admission of Liability order issued by the Ministry of Justice, says Al-Seyassah. The higher court dismissed the appeal filed by the respondent which asked the businessman to pay the amount. Representing the businessman was Attorney Jassem Al-Tuweini who argued that his client agreed with the respondent to establish a company and fund it with the abovementioned amount. However, the respondent failed to honor his side of the agreement and then filed a lawsuit to demand for the amount. Al-Tuweini requested for nullification of his client’s liability and pledge to pay the agreed amount one time

By Meshal Al-Sanousi Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies

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