Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3577

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

English translation of the principle

The custodian of a thing is, in principle, its owner, unless it is established that his control over it had ceased at the time the damage occurred.
Arabic original
حارس الشيء هو في الأصل مالكه. ما لم يثبت زوال سيطرته عليه وقت حدوث الضرر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 659. PDF pages: 659.

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