Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1942

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

English translation of the principle

Total destruction of the leased property during the period for which rent is claimed, for a cause attributable to neither contracting party. Its implication. Automatic dissolution of its lease by operation of law for absence of its subject matter. Effect thereof. Cessation of the lessee's obligation to pay rent for that period.
Arabic original
هلاك العين المؤجرة هلاكاً كلياً أثناء المدة المطالب بأجرتها لسبب لا يد لأحد المتعاقدين فيه. مؤداه. انفساخ عقد إيجارها بقوة القانون لإنعدام محله. أثر ذلك. زوال التزام المستأجر بدفع الأجرة عن تلك الفترة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦١/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 369. PDF pages: 369.

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