Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 588

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

English translation of the principle

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. Effect thereof. The depositary's obligation to return its value even if it perishes through an external cause. Prerequisite thereof. - The judgment's finding that the loss of the sum deposited in the treasury of the Court of First Instance due to the Iraqi invasion extinguishes the obligation to return it. 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. - اعتبار الحكم أن هلاك المبلغ المودع خزانة المحكمة الكلية بسبب الغزو العراقي ينقضي به الالتزام برده. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٧/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 111. PDF pages: 111.

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