Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1121

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The subject matter of an obligation may be a fungible or a non-fungible thing. The nature of a fungible thing and a non-fungible thing. The same thing may be fungible or non-fungible according to the intention of the persons concerned and the circumstances. Determining this is a matter of fact.
Arabic original
محل الالتزام قد يكون شيئاً مثلياً أو قيمياً. ماهية الشيء المثلى والشيء القيمي. الشيء ذاته قد يكون مثلياً أو قيمياً بحسب نية ذوي الشأن وظروف الأحوال. استخلاص ذلك موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 216. PDF pages: 216.

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