Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2952

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

English translation of the principle

The agent’s contracting with a third party in the principal’s name and within the limits of the agency. Its effect. The contract takes effect in relation to the principal as though it had been made by him, so that he directly acquires the rights arising and bears the resulting obligations. - Interpretation of instruments to ascertain their intended meaning. A matter for the trial court. The condition therefor. An example of a judgment’s departure in its interpretation of an agency contract.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل مع الغير باسم الموكل وفي حدود الوكالة. أثره. انصرف العقد إلى الموكل وكأنه صدر منه ليكسب مباشرة ما ينشأ من حقوق ويتحمل بما يترتب من التزامات. - تفسير المحررات للتعرف على المقصود منها. موضوعي. شرط ذلك. مثال لخروج الحكم في تفسيره لعقد وكالة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٢/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٣/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ٤١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 549. PDF pages: 549.

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