Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3877

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

English translation of the principle

Applying the rules of tortious liability where a contractual relationship exists is not permissible unless fraud or gross fault is present. - Asserting the existence of a deposit of necessity within a contractual relationship. There is no basis for it. The rationale thereof.
Arabic original
الأخذ بأحكام المسئولية التقصيرية حيث تقوم علاقة عقدية لا يجوز ما لم يتوافر الغش أو الخطأ الجسيم. - القول بقيام وديعة اضطرارية في مجال علاقة عقدية. لا محل له. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 762.

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