Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1948

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

English translation of the principle

The obligation is extinguished by impossibility of its performance owing to an extraneous cause beyond the debtor's control. Its effect. The creditor does not obtain satisfaction of his right either in kind or by an equivalent.
Arabic original
الالتزام ينقضي باستحالة الوفاء به لسبب أجنبي لا يد للمدين فيه. أثره. عدم استيفاء الدائن لحقه عينياً ولا بمقابل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٥/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 370. PDF pages: 370.

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