Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1665

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A third party’s interference with the lessee for a reason attributable to the lessor. The lessee’s right to claim compensation from the latter. Article 581 of the Civil Code. An example concerning the lessee’s entitlement to compensation because the lessor refused to pay the cost of consumption - 317 - Obligation of electricity for a period preceding conclusion of the contract, resulting in disconnection of the lessee’s electricity supply and his not negating himself by the property for the remaining term of the contract.
Arabic original
تعرض الغير للمستأجر بسبب يرجع إلى المؤجر. حق المستأجر في مطالبة الأخير بالتعويض. م ٥٨١ مدني. مثال بشأن استحقاق المستأجر للتعويض لامتناع المؤجر عن سداد قيمة استهلاك - ٣١٧ - التزام الكهرباء عن فترة سابقة على إبرام العقد مما ترتب عليه قطع التيار الكهربائي عن المستأجر وعدم انتفائه بالعين المدة المتبقية من العقد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٨/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/١٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٢٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 317. PDF pages: 317–318.

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