Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1300

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

English translation of the principle

An agent’s contracting with a third party in the principal’s name. Its effect. The contract is regarded as having been made by the principal, who acquires the rights arising from it and bears the obligations resulting from it. - Ascertaining the extent of the agency. A factual matter for the trial court. Its condition. That its interpretation of the wording of the power of attorney be one the wording bears without distortion.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل مع الغير باسم الموكل. أثره. اعتبار العقد كأنه صادر من الموكل فيكسب ما ينشأ عنه من حقوق ويتحمل ما يترتب عليه من التزامات. - التعرف على مدى سعة الوكالة. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه. أن يكون تفسيرها لعبارات التوكيل مما تحمله بغير مسخ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١١/٢٠٠٢ 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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