Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1674

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

English translation of the principle

The lessee’s obligation to preserve and care for the leased property and his liability for any damage or destruction it sustains arising from his use of it in an uncustomary manner. His liability therefor is not discharged unless the damage or destruction arises from an external cause in which he had no hand. - The existence of damage or destruction in the leased property. A presumption that it occurred through the lessee’s fault unless the absence of that fault is established. The burden of proving its absence. Upon the lessee. Exception: an agreement to increase or reduce his liability. Article 295, Civil Code. - Increasing or reducing the lessee’s liability. Not among the mandatory rules. The implication thereof.
Arabic original
التزام المستأجر بحفظ المأجور ورعايته ومسئوليته عما يصيبه من تلف أو هلاك ناشئاً عن استعماله استعمالاً غير مألوف. لا ترتفع مسئوليته عنه إلا إذا كان التلف أو الهلاك ناشئاً عن سبب أجنبي لا يد له فيه. - وجود التلف أو الهلاك بالمأجور. قرينة على وقوعه بخطأ المستأجر ما لم يثبت انتفاء ذلك الخطأ. عبء إثبات انتفائه. على المستأجر. الاستثناء: الاتفاق على تشديد أو تخفيف مسئوليته. م ٢٩٥ مدني. - تشديد مسئولية المستأجر أو تخفيفها. ليست من القواعد الآمرة. مؤدى ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٣٢، ٧٣٨/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٣/٥/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ١٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 320. PDF pages: 320.

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