Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1262

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

English translation of the principle

Absence of the carrier’s liability for damage sustained by the goods owing to the vessel’s unseaworthiness. Its condition. Proof that it exercised sufficient diligence or reasonable vigilance at the commencement of the voyage.
Arabic original
انتفاء مسئولية الناقل عما يصيب البضاعة من ضرر بسبب عدم صلاحية السفينة للملاحة. شرطه. إثبات قيامه ببذل الهمة الكافية أو اليقظة المعقولة عند ابتداء الرحلة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٥/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ١٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 223. PDF pages: 223.

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