Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1226

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

English translation of the principle

Implied acceptance of an offer. How it occurs. Adopting a position which, in the circumstances, leaves no doubt that it signifies such acceptance. An example of its absence. Express objection to an increase in freight charges, with the other party collecting that increase not voluntarily but by deduction from a documentary credit. The burden of proving implied acceptance of an offer rests on the person alleging that it occurred.
Arabic original
القبول الضمنى للإيجاب. كيفية تحققه. اتخاذ موقف لا تدع ظروف الحال شكاً في دلالته على هذا القبول. مثال على عدم تحققه. المعارضة الصريحة في زيادة أجرة النقل مع عدم استيفاء الطرف الآخر لهذه الزيادة اختياراً بل خصماً من اعتماد مستندى. عبء اثبات القبول الضمنى للإيجاب على من يدعى صدوره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٤/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 259. PDF pages: 259.

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