Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1455

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

English translation of the principle

A minor's resort, in order to conceal his capacity, to fraudulent methods capable of concealing his diminished capacity. His obligation to compensate the person contracting with him for the harm resulting from annulment of the contract. The difference between a minor and a person of diminished capacity in this respect. That the ordinary person is taken in by the stratagem a minor uses to conceal his age, whereas persons of diminished capacity other than minors, such as the prodigal and the heedless, find it difficult for their stratagem to deceive the ordinary person.
Arabic original
لجوء القاصر في سبيل إخفاء أهليته إلى طرق تدليسية من شأنها إخفاء نقص الأهلية لديه. التزامه بتعويض من تعاقد معه عما يرتبه إبطال العقد من ضرر. الفرق بين القاصر وناقص الأهلية في هذا الصدد. أن انطلاء الحيلة التي يستعملها القاصر لإخفاء سنه على الشخص العادي بينما غير القاصر من ناقصي الأهلية. كالسفيه وذي الغفلة. فيصعب انطلائها على الشخص العادي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - 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 295. PDF pages: 295.

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