Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1297

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

English translation of the principle

Conclusion of a contract. The general rule concerning it. It may be effected through representation. How this is done. - A representative's dealing in his own name negates representation, and the effects of the contract accrue to him. - 269 - Obligation - Ascertainment of the capacity of the litigants in the action. Inferring the existence or absence of representation in contracting. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
إبرام العقد. الأصل فيه. جواز أن يتم بالنيابة. كيفيته. - تعامل النائب باسمه تنتفي معه النيابة وتنصرف إليه آثار العقد. - ٢٦٩ - التزام - تحري صفة الخصوم في الدعوى. واستخلاص قيام النيابة في التعاقد أو نفيها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٩٦ مدني جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 269–270.

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