Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3562

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 regarding 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. - A judgment's holding that the loss of the sum deposited in the treasury of the Court of First Instance owing to the Iraqi invasion extinguishes the obligation to return it. Renders it defective and requires its quashing. - The carrier's obligations:-
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. - اعتبار الحكم أن هلاك المبلغ المودع خزانة المحكمة الكلية بسبب الغزو العراقي ينقضي به الالتزام برده. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه. - التزامات الناقل:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٥١٧، ٥٤٧، ٥٥١، ٥٥٣، ٥٧٥/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 600. PDF pages: 600.

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