Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2188

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Suing the ship's agent rather than the carrier in actions arising from the contract of carriage by sea. Which render the carried goods defective. An exception. There is no scope for its application in actions for recourse by the ship's agent against the sea carrier.
Arabic original
اختصام وكيل السفينة دون الناقل في الدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد النقل البحري. التي تعيب البضاعة المنقولة. استثناء. لا محل لإعماله في دعاوى رجوع وكيل السفينة على الناقل البحري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٤/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 405. PDF pages: 402.

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