Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1517

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

English translation of the principle

Determining whether a contracting party was mistaken or not, and inferring the elements of fraudulent misrepresentation and what proves it from other defects of consent, is a factual matter within the independent province of the trial court.
Arabic original
تقدير وقوع المتعاقد في الغلط أو نفى وقوعه فيه واستخلاص عناصر التدليس وما يثبت به من غير ذلك من عيوب الرضا واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٧/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 305. PDF pages: 305.

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