Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3133

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

English translation of the principle

An action for the validity and enforceability of a sale contract. It is ultimately an action to establish title. Its purpose: specific performance of the seller's obligations that transfer ownership to the purchaser, and obtaining a judgment whose registration substitutes for registration of the contract in transferring ownership. Its consequence. The court must determine all grounds raised therein relating to the existence or nonexistence of the contract or its validity or nullity.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد البيع. هي دعوى استحقاق مالآ. المقصود بها: تنفيذ التزامات البائع التي من شأنها نقل الملكية إلى المشتري تنفيذاً عينياً والحصول على حكم يقوم تسجيله مقام تسجيل العقد في نقل الملكية. مقتضاه. وجوب فصل المحكمة في كل ما يثار فيها من أسباب تتعلق بوجود العقد أو انعدامه أو صحته أو بطلانه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٨/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٢٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 583. PDF pages: 583.

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