Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1906

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

English translation of the principle

Interpretation of a contract. Necessity of not relying on the meaning of a particular expression in isolation from others, but rather adopting what the expressions convey as a whole. Rationale therefor.
Arabic original
تفسير العقد. ضرورة عدم الإعتداد بما تعنيه عبارة معينة بمعزل عن غيرها بل الأخذ بما تفيده العبارات في مجموعها. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٣/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 363. PDF pages: 363.

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