Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3579

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

English translation of the principle

Liability for damage arising from a thing. What is meant by a thing. What is required for this liability to arise. Positive intervention by the thing. Presumption of this intervention. The effect of this presumption. - Liability of the custodian of a thing requiring special care is removed only by his proving an extraneous cause. What is meant by an extraneous cause. Assessment of the extraneous cause falls within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
المسئولية عن الضرر الناجم عن الشيء. المقصود بالشيء. ما يلزم لتحقق هذه المسئولية. التدخل الإيجابي من الشيء. إفتراض هذا التدخل. أثر هذا الإفتراض. - مسئولية حارس الشيء الذي يتطلب عناية خاصة لا ترتفع إلاّ بإثباته السبب الأجنبي. المقصود بالسبب الأجنبي. تقدير السبب الأجنبي من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٥/٧/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٦٤)

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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