Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1524

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

English translation of the principle

Fraudulent misrepresentation in contracting: its nature. - Assessment of whether a contracting party was under a mistake or not, inference of the elements of fraudulent misrepresentation, determination of what establishes it and what does not, and other defects of consent. Matters for the court of merits. Condition thereof. - A difference between the agreed value and the true value. It does not constitute a mistake inducing the contract. An example of reasonable reasoning establishing the absence of mistake and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Arabic original
التدليس في التعاقد: ماهيته. - تقدير ثبوت وقوع المتعاقد في الغلط أو نفي ذلك واستخلاص عناصر التدليس وتقرير ما يثبت به وما لا يثبت وغير ذلك من عيوب الرضاء. موضوعي. شرطه. - اختلاف القيمة المتعاقد عليها عن القيمة الحقيقية. لا يعد من قبيل الغلط الدافع للتعاقد. مثال لتسبيب سائغ لانتفاء الغلط والتدليس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٩/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 306. PDF pages: 306.

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