Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3555

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

English translation of the principle

Liability of the custodian of things. Based on presumed fault on his part that admits of no proof to the contrary. Exclusion of this liability. Its cases. - The custodian of a vehicle. As a rule, its owner. His liability for the damage it causes unless he proves that his control over it ceased and actually passed to another person who exercised independent control over it. Its effect. Driving instruction by someone other than the vehicle's owner and the occurrence of the ploughman during that. Does not negate the owner's presumed liability.
Arabic original
مسئولية حارس الأشياء. قيامها على خطأ مفترض في جانبه لا يقبل إثبات العكس. انتفاء هذه المسئولية. حالاته. - حارس السيارة. الأصل أنه مالكها. مسئوليته عن الضرر الذي تحدثه ما لم يثبت زوال سيطرته عليها وانتقالها بالفعل إلى شخص آخر استقل بها. أثره. تعليم القيادة من آخر خلاف مالك السيارة ووقوع الحارث أثناء ذلك. لا ينفى مسئولية المالك المفترضة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/١٩٧٨ مدني جلسة ١٦/٤/١٩٧٩- مج ٧ س ص ٢٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 656. PDF pages: 656.

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