Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1537

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

English translation of the principle

The buyer is obliged to ascertain the condition of the thing sold upon receipt and notify the seller immediately upon discovering any defect warranted against by the latter. If discovering the defect requires particular expertise, notice thereof must be given without delay within a reasonable period after its discovery. Failure to notify at the appropriate time. Its effect. The thing sold is deemed free of defects, or the buyer is deemed to have accepted the defect, and his right under the warranty lapses. Assessment of these matters. Within the authority of the trial court.
Arabic original
المشتري ملزم بالتحقق من حالة المبيع عند تسلمه وإخطار البائع فور كشفه أي عيب يضمنه الأخير إذا كان كشف العيب يحتاج إلى دراية معينة وجب الإخطار به دون إبطاء خلال مدة معقولة من كشفه. عدم الإخطار في الوقت الملائم. أثره. اعتبار المبيع غير معيب أو اعتبار المشتري راضياً بالعيب وسقوط حقه في الضمان. تقدير هذه المسائل. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٣/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٤/١٩٨٩ 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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