Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1667

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

English translation of the principle

The lessor is obligated to enable the lessee to enjoy the leased property in a condition fit for the entirety of the intended enjoyment. The lessor's breach of this obligation gives the lessee the right to seek rescission of the contract or reduction of the rent commensurate with the diminution of enjoyment. - A bilateral contract. One contracting party's failure to fulfill its obligation. Its effect. The other contracting party may seek its rescission after serving formal notice on the former. Article 209, Civil Code. - Assessment of the grounds for rescinding the contract and identification of the defaulting party or negation of default. Within the power of the court of fact. The condition thereof. It is not obliged to follow the litigants through their various statements and lines of defense. An implicit response suffices. Example.
Arabic original
المؤجر يلتزم بتمكين المستأجر من الانتفاع بالمأجور بحالة صالحة للانتفاع به كل الانتفاع المقصود. إخلال المؤجر بهاذ الالتزام يترتب عليه حق المستأجر في طلب فسخ العقد أو إنقاص الأجرة بمقدار ما نقص من الانتفاع. - العقد الملزم للجانبين. عدم وفاء أحد المتعاقدين بالتزامه. أثره. جواز طلب المتعاقد الآخر بفسخه بعد إعذاره. م ٢٠٩ مدني. - تقدير مبررات فسخ العقد وتحديد الجانب المقصر أو نفيه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. لا إلزام عليها في تتبع الخصوم في مختلف أقوالهم ومناحي دفاعهم. كفاية الرد الضمني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١٤/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٩/٣/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٣٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 318. PDF pages: 318.

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