Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3595

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

English translation of the principle

Liability of the female custodian of a thing. Presumed. It is lifted only if the custodian proves that the occurrence of the damage was due to an external cause in which he had no part. An example of its non-establishment.
Arabic original
مسئولية حارسة الشيء. مفترضة. لا ترتفع إلا إذا أثبت الحارس أن وقوع الضرر كان بسبب أجنبي لا يد له فيه. مثال لعدم تحققها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٤/٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 662. PDF pages: 662.

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