Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1658

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An event constituting force majeure breaks the causal connection between fault and damage. Its conditions. An example of an event not constituting force majeure.
Arabic original
الحادث الذي يعتبر قوة قاهرة يقطع علاقة السببية بين الخطأ والضرر. شروطه. مثال على حادث لا يعتبر قوة قاهرة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/٨٢ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٢/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 326. PDF pages: 326.

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