Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3583

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 the person who has actual control over it, whether or not that control rests on a lawful right. Its non-transfer to the subordinate. The reason for this.
Arabic original
حارس الشيء. هو من له السيطرة الفعلية عليه سواء إستندت إلى حق مشروع أم لم تستند. عدم إنتقالها إلى التابع. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧١، ٧٥/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 660. PDF pages: 660.

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