Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1742

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

English translation of the principle

The apparent agent. His dealings with third parties in the principal's name. Effect. Binding the principal by his act, including the rights and obligations it entails. Condition for this. The act must be in the principal's name without representative authority, the third party must be in good faith, and there must be an outward appearance of agency attributable to the principal such as to render the third party excusable in believing it to exist. - 332 - Obligation
Arabic original
الوكيل الظاهر. تعامله مع الغير باسم الموكل. أثره. إلزام الموكل بعمله بما يتضمنه من حقوق والتزامات. شرط ذلك. أن يكون العمل باسم الموكل دون نيابة وأن يكون الغير حسن النية وأن يوجد مظهر خارجي للوكالة منسوب إلى الموكل من شأنه أن يجعل الغير معزوراً في اعتقاده بقيامها. - ٣٣٢ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٢/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٤٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 332. PDF pages: 332.

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