Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1917

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

English translation of the principle

Interpreting a contract to ascertain the contracting parties' intent. Within the authority of the court of merits, provided its interpretation is one that its terms can bear and does not depart from their apparent meaning as a whole.
Arabic original
تفسير العقد للتعرف على مقصود العاقدين. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع متى كان تفسيرها مما تحتمله عباراته ولا خروج فيها على المعنى الظاهر لها في جملتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤/٨٧ مدني جلسة ١٩/١٠/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 364. PDF pages: 364.

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