Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1474

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

English translation of the principle

The buyer's acknowledgment in the sale contract of his knowledge of the thing sold or that he has previously seen it. Evidence against him. The effect of this: he is not entitled to have the sale annulled on the ground of his lack of knowledge of the thing sold unless the seller's fraudulent misrepresentation is established, without prejudice to his right to request annulment of the sale on the basis of mistake. The buyer's receipt of the thing sold and his failure to object to it within a reasonable period. Its implication. Acceptance of the thing sold, such that he may not thereafter request annulment of the sale on the ground of lack of knowledge of the thing sold. Article 456/Third and Fourth Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
إقرار المشتري في عقد البيع بعلمه بالمبيع أوبأنه سبقت له رؤيته. حجة عليه. أثر ذلك: أنه لا يحق له إبطال البيع بدعوى عدم علمه بالمبيع إلا إذا ثبت تدليس البائع دون الإخلال بحقه في طلب إبطال البيع تأسيساً على الغلط. تسلم المشتري المبيع وعدم اعتراضه عليه خلال فترة معقولة. مؤداه. قبولاً للمبيع فلا يكون له بعد ذلك أن يطلب إبطال البيع بدعوي عدم العلم بالمبيع. م ٤٥٦/ ثالثاً ورابعاً مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٣٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 298. PDF pages: 298.

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