Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 714

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

English translation of the principle

The air carrier’s liability for delay in transporting passengers. It is based on presumed fault on its part. It is extinguished by proof that it and its servants took the necessary measures to avoid the damage or that taking them was impossible. Article 19 of the Warsaw Convention. Assessing whether those measures were taken. A factual matter for the court of merits. - Assessing compensation that makes good material and moral damage. Independently undertaken by the trial judge. Its condition.
Arabic original
مسئولية الناقل الجوي عن التأخير في نقل الركاب. قيامها على خطأ مفترض في جانبه. انقضاؤها بإثبات أنه وتابعيه اتخذوا التدابير الضرورية لتوقي الضرر أو أنه كان من المستحيل اتخاذها. م١٩ من معاهدة وارسو. تقدير اتخاذ تلك التدابير من عدمه. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. - تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر المادي والأدبي. استقلال قاضي الموضوع به. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤١/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الأول ص٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 143. PDF pages: 143.

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