Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3458

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

English translation of the principle

Negation of causation on the basis of a third party's fault. Its condition. That the custodian prove that the damage would inevitably have occurred even had he duly discharged his duty of custody. Example.
Arabic original
انتفاء علاقة السببية استناداً إلى خطأ الغير. شرطه. أن يثبت الحارس أن الضرر كان لا بد واقعاً حتى ولو قام بواجبه في الحراسة كما ينبغي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٣/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٦/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ٧٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 638. PDF pages: 638.

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