Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3574

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. Its basis. Fault irrebuttably presumed to have occurred on his part. Its absence - 658 - Obligation whenever it is established that the occurrence of the damage was due to an extraneous cause beyond the custodian's control, such as force majeure, a fortuitous event, the injured party's act, or a third party's act.
Arabic original
مسئولية حارس الشيء. أساسها. خطأ مفترض وقوعه منه إفتراضاً لا يقبل إثبات العكس. إنتفائها - ٦٥٨ - التزام متى ثبت أن وقوع الضرر كان بسبب أجنبي لا يد للحارس فيه كقوة قاهرة أو حادث فجائي أو فعل المضرور أو فعل الغير.
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: 658–659.

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