Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2515

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

English translation of the principle

Rescission of a contract binding on both parties. Its occurrence through impossibility of performance. This is established when the subject matter of the sale ceases to be owned by the seller.
Arabic original
فسخ العقد الملزم للجانبين. وقوعه باستحالة تنفيذه. توافر ذلك بخروج المبيع من ملك البائع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٥/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 463. PDF pages: 463.

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