Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3573

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

English translation of the principle

Treating an accident as force majeure relieving the custodian of a thing of liability. Its severity must reach a degree rendering it unforeseeable and impossible to avert. The standard for these two conditions. Absolute. Assessment of their fulfilment. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
إعتبار الحادث قوة قاهرة ترتفع بها مسئولية حارس الشيء. بلوغه من الشدة مدى يجعل من غير الممكن توقعه ومن المستحيل دفعه. معيار هذين الشرطين. مطلق. تقدير توافرهما. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٤/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 658. PDF pages: 658.

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