Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1541

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

English translation of the principle

The warranty against eviction is an obligation owed by the seller arising from the contract of sale. The purchaser’s recourse against the seller under it. Includes a request for performance of the obligation to transfer ownership. Impossibility of such performance. Its effect. Nothing remains available to the purchaser except performance by way of compensation. - Compensation under the warranty against eviction. Its assessment is based on the value of the thing sold at the time of eviction. Compensation includes statutory interest from the time of eviction and judicial expenses.
Arabic original
ضمان الاستحقاق هو التزام في ذمه البائع ينشأ عن عقد البيع. رجوع المشترى به على البائع. تضمنه طلب تنفيذ التزامه بنقل الملكية. استحالة تنفيذ ذلك. أثره. أنه لا يبقى أمام المشترى إلا التنفيذ بطريق التعويض. - التعويض عن ضمان الاستحقاق. العبرة في تقديره بقيمة المبيع وقت استحقاقه. شمول التعويض الفوائد القانونية من وقت الاستحقاق والمصروفات القضائية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٤/٤/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 293. PDF pages: 293.

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