Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3900

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

English translation of the principle

The custodian of a thing is the person who has actual control over it, whether or not such control is based on a lawful right. Its non-transfer to the subordinate. The reason for this.
Arabic original
حارس الشيء هو من له السيطرة الفعلية عليه سواء استندت إلى حق مشروع أم لم تستند. عدم انتقالها إلى التابع. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧١، ٧٥/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٥١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 766.

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