Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1466

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

English translation of the principle

Fraud. Its meaning: a stratagem directed at a contracting party with the intention of deceiving him and making him believe something contrary to reality and truth so that he agrees to the contract, and its connection with the other contracting party pursuant to Article 153 of the Civil Code. - Lying and concealment as a stratagem. When they are considered such. - Inferring the elements of fraud and assessing what does or does not prove it. A matter of fact. Its condition. Example of defective reasoning to demonstrate the appellant’s knowledge of the true amount of compensation awarded to him.
Arabic original
التدليس. ماهيته: الحيلة التي توجه للمتعاقد بقصد تغريره وجعله يعتقد أمراً مخالفاً للواقع والحقيقة لارتضاء العقد واتصال ذلك بالمتعاقد الآخر وفقاً للمادة ١٥٣ مدني. - الكذب والكتمان في مقام الحيلة. متى يعدا كذلك. - استخلاص عناصر التدليس وتقدير ما يثُبت به أو لا يثبت به. موضوعي. شرطه. مثال لتسبيب معيب للتدليل على علم الطاعن بحقيقة مبلغ التعويض المقرر له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ١٧/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 297. PDF pages: 297.

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