Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1141

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The carrier upon whom liability rests exclusively. It is the person who signed, personally or through its agent, the bill of lading and whom the particulars of the bill identify as the carrier.
Arabic original
الناقل الذي تنحصر فيه المسئولية دون غيره. هو من وقع بنفسه أو بواسطة وكيله. سند الشحن وتدل بيانات السند على أنه هو الناقل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣/٨٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١٢/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 207.

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