Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1923

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits has the authority to interpret contracts to ascertain the intention of their contracting parties whenever the interpretation is one the contract's wording admits and does not depart from its apparent meaning.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع السلطة في تفسير العقود للتعرف على مقصود عاقديها متى كان مما تحتمله عبارات العقد ولا خروج فيه عن المعنى الظاهر لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/٨٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 365. PDF pages: 365.

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