Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3566

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

English translation of the principle

The liability of the custodian of a thing. It is based on an irrebuttably presumed fault. The custodian may rebut it by negating the causal relationship through proving an external cause.
Arabic original
مسئولية حارس الشئ. قيامها على خطأ مفترض إفتراضاً لا يقبل إثبات العكس. للحارس دفعها بنفي علاقة السببية بإثبات السبب الأجنبي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٣/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 657. PDF pages: 657.

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