Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1958

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

English translation of the principle

Impossibility of performance due to force majeure resulting in automatic dissolution of the contract and extinction of the obligations arising from it. Its scope. That the contract be in existence at the time the extraneous cause occurs.
Arabic original
استحالة التنفيذ بسبب القوة القاهرة الذي يترتب عليها انفساخ العقد من تلقاء نفسه وانقضاء الالتزامات الناشئة عنه. مجاله. أن يكون العقد قائماً في وقت وقوع السبب الأجنبي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤/٩٤ عمالي جلسة ١/٥/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 372. PDF pages: 372.

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