Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1290

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

English translation of the principle

A representative’s contracting in the name and for the account of the principal and within the limits of the representation. Effect thereof. The effects of the contract accrue directly to the principal. - Inferring representation in contracting. A matter of fact within the independent assessment of the court of merits, provided its inference is reasonable.
Arabic original
تعاقد النائب باسم الأصيل ولحسابه وفي حدود النيابة. أثره. إنصراف آثار العقد مباشرة إلى الأصيل. - استخلاص النيابة في التعاقد. واقع تستقل بتقديره محكمة الموضوع ما دام سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 269.

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