Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2607
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The general rule concerning earnest money is that it is consideration for exercising the option to withdraw from the contract unless it is agreed that it was paid to confirm the contract's finality. The effect of withdrawal. The contracting party who did not withdraw is entitled to the earnest money. It is not compensation. The intention of the contracting parties is the criterion for assigning earnest money its legal characterization. Ascertaining this intention. Within the authority of the judge of merits. The preliminary contract and the final contract:
Arabic original
الأصل في العربون أنه مقابل استعمال خيار العدول عن العقد ما لم يتفق على أنه دفع لتأكيد البتات في العقد. أثر العدول. استحقاق المتعاقد الذي لم يحصل العدول من جانبه العربون. ليس تعويضاً. نية المتعاقدين هي المناط في إعطاء العربون وصفة القانوني. استظهار هذه النية. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. العقد الإبتدائي والعقد النهائي:Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣١/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٧/١١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٢٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 481. PDF pages: 481.
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