Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2018

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits’ ascertainment that the contracting parties’ common intention was that the amount paid was not earnest money permitting either party to withdraw from the contract, which was definitively concluded, and that the price stated therein was paid on the specified dates. Its subsequent judgment declaring the assignment of the plot valid and enforceable. No defect.
Arabic original
استظهار محكمة الموضوع أن النية المشتركة للمتعاقدين أن المبلغ المدفوع لا يعد عربوناً يجيز لكل من طرفيه العدول عن العقد الذي انعقد باتاً ودفع الثمن الوارد فيه في المواعيد المحددة. قضاؤها من بعد بصحة ونفاذ التنازل عن القسيمة. لا عيب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠١/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٤٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 378. PDF pages: 378.

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