Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1502

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 deliver the thing sold. It is effected by making the thing sold freely available to the purchaser in a manner enabling him to possess and enjoy it without impediment, even if he has not actually taken possession of it, provided that the seller has informed him thereof. Article 472/1 of the Civil Code. - Proof that the thing sold was placed at the purchaser’s disposal and that he was notified thereof. It rests upon the seller. - The seller’s obligation to deliver the thing sold. An obligation to achieve an end, since it derives from his obligation to transfer ownership. Its effect. The risk of loss before delivery rests upon the seller, even if the purchaser became its owner before its loss, so long as he has not taken delivery of it. - Whether or not the purchaser took delivery of the thing sold. A matter of fact within the exclusive province of the trial judge. The condition therefor. Example.
Arabic original
التزام البائع بتسليم المبيع. حصوله بالتخلية بين المبيع والمشترى على وجه يتمكن به من حيازته والانتفاع به دون حائل ولو لم يقبضه بالفعل ما دام البائع قد أعلمه بذلك. م ٤٧٢/١ مدني. - إثبات وضع المبيع تحت تصرف المشترى وإخطاره بذلك. وقوعه على عاتق البائع. - التزام البائع بتسليم المبيع. التزام بتحقيق غاية باعتبار أنه متفرع عن التزامه بنقل الملكية. أثره. وقوع تبعة الهلاك قبل التسليم على عاتق البائع ولو كان المشترى قد أصبح مالكاً له قبل هلاكه ما دام أنه لم يتسلمه. - تسلم المشترى للمبيع من عدمه. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٩/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 285. PDF pages: 285.

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