Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1234

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

English translation of the principle

Volition is an essential element of a contract. When it exists in a contracting party. Assessing its existence. A question of fact within the exclusive province of the trial judge.
Arabic original
الإرادة ركن أساسي في العقد. متى تتوافر في المتعاقد. تقدير توافرها. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/٨٨ مدني جلسة ١٦/١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 260. PDF pages: 260.

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