Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1299

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

English translation of the principle

A principal's appointment of another person to conclude a contract on his account. Its effect. The effects of the contract attach to him, not to his representative. Unless the latter deals in his own name, in which case the effects of the contract attach to him and not to the principal. - Inferring or negating representation in contracting. A question of fact for the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
إنابة الأصيل شخصاً آخر في إبرام العقد لحسابه. أثره. إنصراف آثار العقد إليه لا إلى نائبه. إلا إذا تعامل الأخير باسم نفسه فتنصرف آثار العقد إليه دون الأصيل. - استخلاص النيابة في التعاقد أو نفيها. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٥/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٧٢)

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

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