Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2400
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Total destruction of the leased property during the lease term for a cause in which neither contracting party had a hand. Its effect. Dissolution of the contract by operation of law. The reason therefor. The disappearance of the subject matter of the lessor's obligation to enable the lessee to enjoy the property, and the cessation of the cause of the lessee's obligation to pay rent. Example concerning a contract for the lease of a vehicle and trailer.
Arabic original
هلاك العين المؤجرة هلاكاً كلياً أثناء مدة الإيجار بسبب لا يد لأحد المتعاقدين فيه. أثره. انفساخ العقد بقوة القانون. علة ذلك. انعدام محل التزام المؤجر بتمكين المستأجر من الانتفاع بالعين وزوال سبب التزام المستأجر بدفع الأجرة. مثال بشأن عقد إيجار سيارة ومقطورة.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعنان ١٤٤٥، ١٤٨٣/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٦٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 414. PDF pages: 414.
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