Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2706

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

English translation of the principle

Sale on trial. Its nature. The general rule is that it must be expressly stipulated in the contract and that the trial must take place within a reasonable period. The seller’s and purchaser’s silence as to specifying the period. The judge may determine it. Its expiry without the purchaser declaring his rejection of the sale despite being able to conduct the trial: his silence is deemed acceptance. - Sale on trial. Subject to a suspensive condition. Its effect. Loss of the thing sold through an external cause after delivery to the purchaser for trial. Borne by the seller. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
البيع بشرط التجربة. ماهيته. الأصل أن ينص عليه صراحة في العقد وأن تتم التجربة في مدة معقولة. سكوت المتبايعان عن تحديد المدة. للقاضي تقديرها. فواتها دون إعلان المشتري رفضه للبيع مع تمكنه من التجربة عد سكوته قبولا.ً - البيع بشرط التجربة. معلق على شرط واقف. أثره. هلاك المبيع بسبب أجنبي بعد تسليمه للمشتري لتجربته. يقع على البائع. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٨/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 500. PDF pages: 500.

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