Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1797

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

English translation of the principle

What matters in characterising a contract is the common intention of its parties. Inferring that intention. Within the authority of the court of merits, which may, in doing so, assess the evidence and adopt one conclusion rather than another. The condition for this.
Arabic original
العبرة في تكييف العقد بالنية المشتركة لعاقديه. استخلاص هذه النية. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع، لها في ذلك تقدير الأدلة والأخذ بنتيجة دون أخرى. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٨/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 350. PDF pages: 350.

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