Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1170

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

English translation of the principle

Force majeure. Its nature. Example of the absence of its two elements in the case of transporting vehicles on the vessel's deck in a manner that does not render the carrier's performance of its obligation impossible.
Arabic original
القوة القاهرة. ماهيتها. مثال لعدم توافرها بعنصريها في حالة نقل سيارات على ظهر السفينة بما لا يؤدى إلى استحالته تنفيذ الناقل لالتزامه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٨/٨٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 210. PDF pages: 210.

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