Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1557

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

English translation of the principle

The seller's obligation to warrant against third-party interference with the purchaser based on a legal ground deriving from the seller or the seller's seller. Its invocation against the purchaser. Its effect: he may recover the price from the seller if the thing sold is adjudged to belong to another. - Warranty against interference and eviction. It remains incumbent upon the seller even if he acted in good faith. Example concerning the sale of a stolen car.
Arabic original
التزام البائع بضمان تعرض الغير للمشتري المبني على سبب قانوني من البائع أو البائع للبائع. احتجاجه به على المشتري. أثره: له استرداد الثمن من البائع إذا ما استحق المبيع. - ضمان التعرض والاستحقاق. بقاؤه في ذمة البائع ولو كان حسن النية. مثال بشأن بيع سيارة مسروقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٦٤/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 296. PDF pages: 296.

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