Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1433

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

English translation of the principle

Exploitation invalidating a contract. The condition for its existence. Exploitation of an aspect of human weakness in the contracting party to burden him with an excessive liability representing a gross disparity between what he receives and what he gives, contrary to the requirements of good faith, and the exploitation must be the inducement to contract.
Arabic original
الإستغلال المبطل للعقد. شرط قيامه. استغلال إحدى نواحي الضعف الإنساني في المتعاقد لتحميله بغرم مفرط يمثل تفاوتاً باهظاً بين أخذه وعطائه وبما يتنافى ومقتضيات حسن النية وأن يكون الاستغلال هو الدافع للتعاقد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 292. PDF pages: 292.

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