Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1519

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

English translation of the principle

A contracting party who has fallen into a fundamental mistake may seek annulment of the contract. - Establishing or negating that the contracting party fell into a mistake is a matter of fact in which the trial judge has exclusive authority to assess the evidence.
Arabic original
للمتعاقد الذي وقع في غلط جوهري أن يطلب إبطال العقد. - ثبوت وقوع المتعاقد في الغلط أو نفي وقوعه من مسائل الواقع التي يستقل قاضي الموضوع بتقدير الأدلة فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/١٩٩٥ مدني جلسة ٣٠/٩/١٩٩٦ 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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