Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1550

Conclusion of the contract of sale before the date the Civil Code came into force. Its effect. Its provisions do not apply to future effects, including its rescission because the seller does not own the thing sold and is unable to perform his obligation to transfer ownership. This is not altered by the purchaser’s discovery - 294 - Obligation of a third party’s entitlement to the thing sold after its entry into force. A claim for repayment of the price and compensation for damage. It is governed by the provisions of the Majalla of Judicial Rules and Law 6 of 1961 regulating obligations arising from unlawful acts.