Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1490

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

English translation of the principle

The company’s liability to third parties for its manager’s act. The third party must be in good faith. The rule that fraud vitiates acts. Its import. - Its inference of the elements of fraud and assessment of what proves fraud and collusion and what does not. Falls within the trial judge’s discretion, insofar as the facts permit it.
Arabic original
مسئولية الشركة عن تصرف مديرها أمام الغير. أن يكون الغير حسن النية. قاعدة الغش يفسد التصرفات. مؤداها. - استخلاصها عناصر الغش وتقدير ما يثبت به الغش والتواطؤ وما لا يثبت به. يدخل في السلطة التقديرية لقاضي الموضوع ما دامت الوقائع تسمح به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 301. PDF pages: 301.

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