Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1805

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

English translation of the principle

Performance by providing the very thing due is the general rule. The exception. The creditor's consent to performance otherwise. Its effect. The debtor may perform accordingly and is thereby discharged from the debt. - The appellant's tender to the respondent of a cheque for the down payment on the property's price, the latter's refusal of it, and its deposit for the latter's account with the Enforcement Department. The judgment's failure to give effect to that and its consideration of it as discharging the appellant, while requiring payment in cash contrary to Article 405 of the Civil Code. An error in the application of law.
Arabic original
الوفاء بذات الشيء المستحق هو الأصل. الاستثناء. موافقة الدائن على أن يكون الوفاء بغير ذلك. أثره. للمدين الوفاء به ومن ثم تبرأ ذمته من الدين. - عرض الطاعن شيكا على المطعون ضده بمقدم ثمن العقار ورفض الأخير له وإيداعه لحسابه إدارة التنفيذ. عدم اعتداد الحكم بذلك واعتباره مبرئاً لذمة الطاعن مشترطاً أن يكون الوفاء نقداً بالمخالفة لنص المادة ٤٠٥ مدني. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/٩٨ مدني جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 346. PDF pages: 346.

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