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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 242 of Civil Code

English translation

Anyone occupying premises for habitation or other purposes shall be liable to the injured party for compensation for damage caused to him by things thrown or falling from those premises, unless he proves that the damage occurred through an extraneous cause beyond his control, without prejudice to his right of recourse for what he pays against the person through whose fault the thing was thrown or fell. Liability for damage caused by things:
Arabic original
كل من يشغل مكانًا للسكنى أو لغيرها من الأغراض يكون مسئولاً، في مواجهة المضرور، عن تعويض ما يحدث له من ضرر مما يُلقى أو يسقط منه من أشياء، ما لم يثبت أن الضرر قد حدث بسبب أجنبي عنه لا يد له فيه، وذلك دون إخلال بحقه في الرجوع بما يدفعه على من يكون الشيء قد ألقي أو سقط بخطئه . المسئولية عن الضرر الناجم عن الأشياء:

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