Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1377

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

English translation of the principle

The legal acts of a mentally deficient person are subject to the rules governing the legal acts of a discerning minor. - The legal acts of a discerning minor: when they are valid and when they are void or voidable in his interest, unless ratified by the person having authority to perform them in the first place or by him after reaching the age of majority.
Arabic original
تصرفات المعتوه تسري عليها أحكام تصرفات الصغير المميز. - تصرفات الصغير المميز متى تكون صحيحة ومتى تكون باطلة أو تكون قابلة للإبطال لمصلحته مالم تلحقها الإجازة ممن له ولاية إجرائها ابتداءً أو منه بعد بلوغه سن الرشد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 284. PDF pages: 284.

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