Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2991

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

English translation of the principle

The subject matter of the obligation. It must be possible. An obligation to perform the impossible is void. The contract intended to create it is also void. The impossibility of the obligation that invalidates the contract is that existing when it is concluded. Impossibility of performing the obligation after it arises. Its effect. Dissolution of the contract. Assessment of impossibility. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
محل الالتزام. وجوب أن يكون ممكناً. الالتزام بمستحيل باطل. ويبطل العقد الذي أريد له أن ينشئه. استحالة الالتزام التي تبطل العقد هي التي تكون قائمة عند إبرامه. استحالة تنفيذ الالتزام بعد نشوئه. أثرها. انفساخ العقد. تقدير الاستحالة. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٧/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 558. PDF pages: 558.

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