Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2701

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

English translation of the principle

The seller’s obligation to deliver the thing sold is due immediately upon completion of the contract unless its parties agree upon another date, except where custom or the nature of the thing sold requires a period to elapse between conclusion of the contract and the seller’s delivery thereof.
Arabic original
التزام البائع بتسليم المبيع واجب بمجرد تمام العقد ما لم يتفق طرفاه على ميعاد آخر إلا إذا جرى العرف أو اقتضت طبيعة المبيع أن تمضي فترة بين إبرام العقد وقيام البائع بتسليمه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٢/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 499. PDF pages: 499.

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