Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2194

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

English translation of the principle

An action for the validity and enforceability of a sale contract. Its purpose. Specific performance of the seller’s obligations and obtaining a judgment whose registration takes the place of the contract in transferring ownership. Its effect. Transfer of ownership to the purchaser and registration of the judgment rendered therein must both be possible. Contravention thereof. An error requiring cassation of the judgment. Example of the sale of real property that has been expropriated.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد البيع. المقصود بها. تنفيذ التزامات البائع تنفيذاً عينياً والحصول على حكم يقوم تسجيله مقام العقد في نقل الملكية. أثره. وجوب أن يكون انتقال الملكية إلى المشترى وتسجيل الحكم الذي يصدر فيها ممكنين. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ يُوجب تمييز الحكم. مثال لبيع عقار نزعت ملكيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ١٧/١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٢٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 410. PDF pages: 410.

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