Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1223

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

English translation of the principle

The air carrier's obligation. Its nature and limits. Breach thereof rests on presumed fault, but it is capable of proof to the contrary. - The consignee's receipt of the carried goods without objection. Its effect. Establishment of a rebuttable legal presumption in the carrier's favor that the goods were delivered sound.
Arabic original
التزام الناقل الجوي. ماهيته وحدوده. الإخلال به يقوم على خطأ مفترض ولكنه قابل لإثبات العكس. - إستلام المرسل إليه البضاعة المنفولة دون اعتراض. أثره. قيام قرينة قانونية بسيطة لصالح الناقل على أن البضاعة سلمت سليمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٦/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٩/٤/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 216. PDF pages: 216.

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