Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1851

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the contracting parties' intention from the circumstances and attendant circumstances of the action. A matter of fact. - 356 - Obligation - Assessing whether the amount paid initially is part of the price at which the sale was definitively concluded or earnest money in a sale accompanied by an option to withdraw. A matter of fact.
Arabic original
استظهار نية المتعاقدين من ظروف الدعوى وملابساتها. موضوعي. - ٣٥٦ - التزام - تقدير ما إذا كان المبلغ المدفوع ابتداء هو بعض الثمن الذي انعقد به البيع باتاً أو أنه عربون في بيع مصحوب بخيار العدول. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٧٧ مدني جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٧٧- مج ٧ س ص ١٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 356. PDF pages: 356–357.

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