Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3239

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

English translation of the principle

Enrichment without lawful cause at another's expense. Its effect. The enriched person is obliged, to the extent of his enrichment, to compensate the other person so as to remove his loss. - Enrichment devoid of lawful cause. Its effect. The impoverished person has the right of recourse against the enriched person for the lesser of the two values: the value by which the debtor was enriched or the value by which the creditor was impoverished.
Arabic original
الإثراء بغير سبب مشروع على حساب آخر. أثره. التزام المثُري في حدود ما أثرى به بتعويض الشخص الآخر بما يرفع عنه الخسارة. - تجرد الإثراء عن سبب مشروع. أثره. حق للمفتقر الرجوع على المثري بأقل القيمتين قيمة ما أثري به المدين أو قيمة ما افتقر به الدائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٨٣، ٩٨٤/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 602. PDF pages: 602.

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