Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1144

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The cause of a contract is one of its essential elements. An obligation under a contract without a cause or with an unlawful cause. Its effect. Nullity of the contract. An example concerning the nullity of a contract for the operation of a crusher.
Arabic original
سبب العقد هو أحد أركانه. الالتزام في العقد دون سبب أو لسبب غير مشروع. أثره. بطلان العقد. مثال بشأن بطلان عقد استغلال كسارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٣/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 246. PDF pages: 246.

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