Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 633

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

English translation of the principle

The dispositions of a feeble-minded person are governed by the provisions applicable to the dispositions of a discerning minor. - The dispositions of a discerning minor: when they are valid, when they are void, or when they are voidable in his interest unless ratified by the person having authority to perform them initially or by him after reaching the age of majority.
Arabic original
تصرفات المعتوه تسري عليها أحكام تصرفات الصغير المميز. - تصرفات الصغير المميز متى تكون صحيحة ومتى تكون باطلة أو تكون قابلة للإبطال لمصلحته ما لم تلحقها الإجازة ممن له ولاية إجرائها ابتداء أو منه بعد بلوغه سن الرشد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 142. PDF pages: 142.

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