Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1463

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

English translation of the principle

Fraudulent misrepresentation. Its nature. It must involve a reasonable degree of deception and fraud reaching the level of a stratagem. The reason for that. - Exploitation. Its condition. Exploiting aspects of human weakness in a person. Its implication. Burdening him with an excessive detriment exceeding bounds and limits. - Assessing what establishes fraudulent misrepresentation and whether exploitation was the inducement to contract. A question of fact independently assessed by the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
التدليس. ماهيته. وجوب انطوائه على قدر معقول من الخداع والغش يصل إلى مستوى الحيلة. علة ذلك. - الاستغلال. شرطه. استغلال نواحي الضعف الإنساني في الشخص. مؤدي ذلك. تحميله بغرم مفرط يتجاوز المدى والحدود. - تقدير ما يثُبت التدليس وما إذا كان الاستغلال هو الدافع للتعاقد. مسألة واقع تستقل محكمة الموضوع بتقديرها. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٥/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٨/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 296. PDF pages: 296.

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