Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3604

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment of liability for custody of a thing. Its condition: that the damage arise from the act of the thing itself, in that its positive intervention caused the damage. The burden of proving this falls upon the injured party.
Arabic original
قيام المسئولية عن حراسة الشيء. شرط ذلك: أن يكون الضرر ناشئاً عن فعل الشيء ذاته بأن يكون تدخله الإيجابي هو الذي سبب الضرر. وقوع عبء إثبات ذلك على عاتق المضرور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٣/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 663. PDF pages: 663.

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