Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2254
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The ship’s agent represents the carrier in actions brought by or against it. Absence of liability on the part of the latter. Its implication. Absence of liability on the part of the former. - 418 - Procedure - The sufficiency of joining the ship’s agent as a party in actions arising from the contract of carriage by sea. The reason for this. - An action for judicial sequestration:-
Arabic original
وكيل السفينة ممثل للناقل في الدعاوى التي تقام منه أو عليه. انتفاء مسئولية الأخير. مؤداه. انتفاء مسئولية الأول. - ٤١٨ - المرافعات - كفاية اختصام وكيل السفينة في الدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد النقل البحري. علة ذلك. - دعوى الحراسة:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٨٥٣/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٤٠)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 418. PDF pages: 415–416.
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