Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2696

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

English translation of the principle

An action for the validity and enforceability of a sale contract. The court’s authority therein. Extends to examining the contract’s subject matter, scope and enforceability. Its scope. Encompasses all grounds raised concerning the existence or non-existence of the contract and its validity, and disputes concerning the seller’s ownership of the thing sold. The reason for this.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد البيع. سلطة المحكمة فيها. تمتد إلى بحث موضوع العقد ومداه ونفاذه. نطاقها. اتساعها لكل ما يثار من أسباب تتعلق بوجود العقد أو انعدامه وبصحته ومن منازعات بشأن ملكية البائع للمبيع. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢١/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 498. PDF pages: 498.

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