Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1168

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

English translation of the principle

The seller’s obligation to warrant against interference with the purchaser’s enjoyment. A perpetual obligation arising from the contract of sale immediately upon its conclusion, even if unregistered. This obligation passes to the seller’s heirs insofar as the heirs base their interference with the purchaser’s enjoyment on their capacity as heirs. The seller’s breach of this obligation. Its effect. His obligation to compensate. This obligation is time-barred upon the lapse of fifteen years from the time the interference actually occurs.
Arabic original
التزام البائع بضمان عدم التعرض للمشتري. التزام أبدي يتولد عن عقد البيع بمجرد انعقاده ولو لم يشهر. انتقال هذا الالتزام إلى ورثة البائع في حدود ما يستند إليه الورثة في تعرضهم للمشتري إلى صفتهم كورثة. إخلال البائع بهذا الالتزام. أثره. التزامه بالتعويض. سقوط هذا الالتزام بمضي خمس عشرة سنة من وقت وقوع التعرض فعلا.ً
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢٧/١٢/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٣٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 223. PDF pages: 223.

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