Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1551

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

English translation of the principle

The seller's warranty against a third party's entitlement to the thing sold. His obligation to return the price and compensate the purchaser for the loss sustained and the profit forgone. Restriction of the purchaser's right to compensation for damage to impairment of his financial interest only. An example of entitlement to the thing sold resulting from its foreclosure by the mortgage creditor.
Arabic original
ضمان البائع استحقاق المبيع للغير. التزامه برد الثمن وتعويض المشتري عما لحقه من خسارة وما فاته من كسب. قصر حق المشتري في التعويض عن الضرر عن الإخلال بمصلحته المالية فقط. مثال لاستحقاق المبيع بسبب نزع ملكيته من قبل الدائن المرتهن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧٥/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٦/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 295. PDF pages: 295.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace