Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3563

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

English translation of the principle

The maritime carrier's obligation to deliver the goods intact necessitates unloading them. Its import. The intervention of the unloading contractor - 600 - Commercial is for the carrier's account and under its responsibility. The effect thereof. The consignee is precluded from having recourse against him, whether on the basis of contractual or tortious liability. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
التزام الناقل البحري بتسليم البضاعة سليمة يستلزم تفريغها. مؤداه. أن تدخل مقاول التفريغ - ٦٠٠ - تجاري يكون لحساب الناقل وعلى مسؤوليته. أثر ذلك. امتناع رجوع المرسل إليه عليه سواء على أساس المسؤولية التعاقدية أو التقصيرية. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٧/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٧)

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: 600–601.

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