Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2797

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

English translation of the principle

The mortgagee creditor’s reliance on his good faith. Its condition. The mortgaged real property must be owned by the debtor. Failure thereof. Its effect. He may not rely on good faith. An example concerning the challenged judgment’s inference that the mortgagee bank lacked good faith and its ruling cancelling the real estate mortgage contract and declaring it ineffective.
Arabic original
اعتصام الدائن المرتهن بحسن نيته. شرطه. أن يكون العقار المرهون مملوكاً للمدين. تخلف ذلك. أثره. عدم جواز اعتصامه بحسن النية. مثال بشأن استخلاص الحكم المطعون فيه عدم توافر حسن النية لدى البنك المرتهن والقضاء بشطب وعدم نفاذ عقد الرهن العقاري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١١٩٥، ١٢٠٠/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 518. PDF pages: 518.

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