Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4259

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

English translation of the principle

The custodian’s relinquishment of his task of preserving or managing property placed under custodianship to one of the co-owners in undivided ownership. Impermissible. Unless all of them consent thereto. The rationale.
Arabic original
نزول الحارس عن مهمته في حفظ المال الموضوع تحت الحراسة أو في إدارته لأحد الشركاء على الشيوع. لا يجوز. ما لم يرتض جميعهم ذلك. علته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤١، ٤٩/٩٤ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 837.

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