Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1535

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

English translation of the principle

The purchaser who has received the thing sold. He may not refuse to perform his obligation to pay the balance of the price where the seller refuses to perform his obligation to transfer ownership to the purchaser. Exception. The latter's failure to perform his obligation to pay the balance of the price. The reason for this.
Arabic original
المشتري الذي تسلم المبيع. ليس له الامتناع عن تنفيذ التزامه بدفع باقي الثمن في حالة امتناع البائع عن تنفيذ التزامه بنقل الملكية إلى المشتري استثناء. تخلف الأخير عن تنفيذ التزامه بدفع باقي الثمن. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 292. PDF pages: 292.

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