Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2298

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

English translation of the principle

Failure by a party to the contract to perform his obligation in accordance with the conditions agreed upon in the contract. The other contracting party may suspend his own obligation toward his debtor. The debtor on the opposite side may not invoke the former’s non-performance of his obligation when compensation is sought from him for the damage suffered as a result of the debtor’s breach.
Arabic original
عدم وفاء أحد طرفي العقد بالتزامه طبقاً للشروط المتفق عليها في العقد. للمتعاقد الآخر أن يوقف التزامه هو نحو مدينه. عدم جواز تحدي المدين من الجهة المقابلة بعدم تنفيذ الأول لالتزامه عند مطالبته بالتعويض عن الضرر الذي أصابه نتيجة إخلال المدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٧٧- مج ٧ س ص ١٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 427. PDF pages: 427.

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