Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1697

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

English translation of the principle

Force majeure by which the debtor’s liability is removed. Its meaning and conditions. - Assessment of whether evidence establishes force majeure is within the authority of the court of the merits.
Arabic original
القوة القاهرة التي ترتفع بها مسئولية المدين. ماهيتها. وشروطها. - تقدير قيام الدليل على توافر القوة القاهرة من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٩/٩٣ مدني جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلدالثالث ص ٨٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 332. PDF pages: 332.

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