Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2402

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

English translation of the principle

Agreed compensation constitutes a penalty clause if the subject matter of the obligation is not a sum of money. - The plea that the penalty clause is void because the debtor accepted it out of fear of exposure to criminal liability for issuing a cheque without funds. This is not duress vitiating consent. The reason therefor. This fear was not induced without right.
Arabic original
التعويض الاتفاقي هو شرط جزائي إذا لم يكن محل الالتزام مبلغاً من النقود. - الدفع ببطلان الشرط الجزائي لقبول المدين خشية تعرضه للمسئولية الجزائية لإصداره شيكاً دون رصيد. ليس إكراهاً مفسداً للرضاء. علة ذلك. هذه الرهبة لم تبعث دون وجه حق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١١/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 445. PDF pages: 445.

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