Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1209

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

English translation of the principle

A suspensive condition is one upon whose fulfilment the existence of the obligation depends. - A condition dependent on the will of one party to the obligation and the will of a third party. A valid condition. The reason for this. - The existence of the obligation during its suspension is uncertain. The effect thereof is to prohibit the creditor from taking enforcement measures to recover his right compulsorily so long as the condition has not been fulfilled.
Arabic original
الشرط الواقف هو ما يتوقف وجود الإلتزام على تحققه. - الشرط المعلق على إرادة أحد طرفي الإلتزام وإرادة الغير. شرط صحيح. علة ذلك. - وجود الإلتزام أثناء فترة تعليقه يكون وجوداً غير مؤكد. أثر ذلك حظر اتخاذ الدائن لوسائل التنفيذ لاقتضاء حقه جبراً طالما لم يتحقق الشرط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 231. PDF pages: 231.

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