Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2901
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Set-off cannot occur if the subject matter of either obligation is the return of a thing deposited or lent for use. The rationale thereof. - Deposit is a contract under which the depositary undertakes to receive a thing from the depositor for safekeeping and to return it in specie.
Arabic original
امتناع وقوع المقاصة إذا كان محل أحد الالتزامين رد شيء مودع أو معار. علة ذلك. - الوديعة عقد يلتزم الوديع بمقتضاه أن يتسلم من المودع شيئاً لحفظه وأن يرده عيناً.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٤٤/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٤/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٠)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 539. PDF pages: 539.
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