Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1554

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

English translation of the principle

An unregistered sale contract. The rights and obligations arising from it. The seller’s obligation to warrant against latent defects, and the purchaser has a direct action against the seller derived from the contract concluded between them.
Arabic original
عقد البيع غير المسجل. الحقوق والالتزامات الناشئة عنه. التزام البائع بضمان العيوب الخفية وللمشتري دعوى مباشرة قبل البائع يستمدها من العقد المبرم بينهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨١، ١١١/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٤)

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.

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