Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 951

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

English translation of the principle

The right of each contracting party, in reciprocal obligations due for performance, to plead non-performance of his obligation and retain what he holds where the other contracting party refuses to perform his obligation.
Arabic original
حق كل من المتعاقدين في الالتزامات المتقابلة المستحقة الوفاء أن يدفع بعدم تنفيذ التزامه وحبس ما لديه في حالة امتناع المتعاقد الآخر عن الوفاء بالتزامه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٢/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 206. PDF pages: 206.

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