Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1697
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The absence from a gift contract of a provision imposing an obligation to leave the subject matter of the gift to the donor for life. Does not prevent the latter from proving, through witness testimony, the existence of this obligation on the donee and his breach thereof. - The donee’s obligation towards the donor:
Arabic original
خلو عقد الهبة من النص على الالتزام بترك محل الهبة للواهب مدى الحياة. غير مانع من إثبات الأخير قيام هذا الالتزام في حق الموهوب له وإخلاله به بشهادة الشهود. - التزام الموهوب له قبل الواهب:Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٦٤/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٢/١١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٤٣٧)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 324. PDF pages: 324.
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