Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2565

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

English translation of the principle

Impossibility of performing the obligation of one of the contracting parties owing to an extraneous cause beyond his control. Its effect. Extinguishment of the reciprocal obligation and the contract being emptied of its substance, so that it is rescinded automatically and the contractual relationship is dissolved retroactively. Example concerning the effect of an expropriation decision on the seller's obligation.
Arabic original
استحالة تنفيذ التزام أحد المتعاقدي لسبب أجنبي لا يد له فيه. أثرها. انقضاء الالتزام المقابل وتفرغ العقد من مضمونه فينفسخ من تلقاء نفسه وتنحل الرابطة العقدية بأثر رجعي. مثال بشأن أثر قرار نزع ملكية على التزام البائع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/٧٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 474. PDF pages: 474.

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