Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2648

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

English translation of the principle

A deposit of money. An irregular deposit unless there is evidence to the contrary. Its difference from a deposit of valuables as regards ownership and its transfer. The effect thereof. The depositary's obligation to return its value even if it perishes through an extraneous cause. Its criterion. - 454 - Commercial - The judgment's finding that the loss of the amount deposited in the treasury of the Court of First Instance due to the Iraqi invasion extinguishes the obligation to return it. This vitiates it and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
وديعة النقود. وديعة ناقصة ما لم يقم دليل على العكس. اختلافها عن وديعة الأشياء الثمينة في خصوص الملكية وانتقالها. أثر ذلك. التزام الوديع برد قيمتها ولو هلكت بسبب أجنبي. مناطه. - ٤٥٤ - تجاري - اعتبار الحكم أن هلاك المبلغ المودع خزانة المحكمة الكلية بسبب الغزو العراقي ينقضي به الالتزام برده. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٧/٩٧ مدني جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 454. PDF pages: 454–455.

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