Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3481

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

English translation of the principle

Contract for the carriage of persons. What it entails. The carrier's obligation to guarantee the passenger's safety. Nature of this obligation: an obligation to achieve a result. It suffices for the passenger to establish that he was injured during performance of the contract for the carrier's liability to arise, without any need to prove fault.
Arabic original
عقد نقل الأشخاص. ما يرتبه. التزام الناقل بضمان سلامة الراكب. طبيعة هذا الالتزام: التزام بتحقيق غاية. كفاية أن يثبت الراكب أنه أصيب أثناء تنفيذ العقد فتقوم مسؤولية الناقل دون حاجة لإثبات الخطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥/٨٦ مدني جلسة ٦/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 588. PDF pages: 588.

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