Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3053

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of consideration for use as compensation equivalent to the benefit received by the contracting party who could not return in kind what he benefited from as a result of the void contract, although within the authority of the court of merits, is conditional upon its being based on reasonable grounds and upon the elements relied on in its assessment leading to the conclusion reached. Failure thereof. Its effect. Cassation of the challenged judgment. Example.
Arabic original
تقدير مقابل الانتفاع باعتباره تعويضاً معادلاً للمنفعة التي استوفاها المتعاقد الذي استحال عليه أن يرد عيناً ما أفاد به نتيجة العقد الباطل وإن كان من سلطة محكمة الموضوع إلا أنه مشروط بإقامته على أسباب سائغة وأن تكون العناصر التي استند إليها في تقديرها مؤدية إلى النتيجة التي انتهى إليها. تخلف ذلك. أثره. تمييز الحكم المطعون فيه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/٩٧ مدني جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 567. PDF pages: 567.

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