Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2984

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of a disputed right. A type of aleatory sale that transfers the right, in its disputed state, to the purchaser. Its import. The purchaser bears the risk of the outcome of the dispute concerning it. The reason for this. The purchaser bought without an option to rescind, and thus no warranty is incumbent upon one who sold a disputed right. - A disputed right. Its cases. Article 510, Civil Code. Nullity and nonexistence of the contract:
Arabic original
بيع الحق المتنازع فيه. بيع من بيوع الغرر ينقل الحق متنازعاً فيه إلى المشتري. مؤداه. تحمل المشتري تبعة مصير النزاع في شأنه. علة ذلك. أن المشتري اشتري ساقط الخيار فلا ضمان على من باع حقاً متنازعاً فيه. - الحق المتنازع فيه. حالاته. م ٥١٠ مدني. بطلان العقد وانعدامه:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٩/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٦٩٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 557. PDF pages: 557.

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