Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3962

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

English translation of the principle

Nonperformance of an obligation renders the debtor liable for two types of compensation. Compensation for nonperformance and compensation for delay in performance. Proof that impossibility of performance is attributable to an extraneous cause. Its effect. Limitation of compensation to delay in performance before that impossibility occurred. Its inclusion of the loss sustained by the creditor and the profit he missed.
Arabic original
عدم تنفيذ الالتزام يرتب في ذمة المدين نوعين من التعويض. تعويض عن عدم التنفيذ وتعويض عن التأخير في التنفيذ. ثبوت أن استحالة التنفيذ ترجع بسبب أجنبي . أثره. اقتصار التعويض على التأخير في التنفيذ قبل حصولها. شموله ما لحق الدائن من خسارة وما فاته من كسب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 735. PDF pages: 735.

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