Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1959

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

English translation of the principle

Extinction of an obligation. Its condition. That, after it arises, an extraneous cause beyond the debtor’s control supervenes, rendering its performance impossible. What is required for impossibility. Personal circumstances particular to the debtor do not lead to extinction of the obligation. An obligation to pay a sum of money is not susceptible to impossibility.
Arabic original
انقضاء الالتزام. شرطه. أن يطرأ بعد نشوئه سبب أجنبي لا يد للمدين فيه يجعل تنفيذه مستحيلا.ً ما يشترط في الاستحالة. الظروف الشخصية الخاصة بالمدين لا تؤدي إلى انقضاء الالتزام. الالتزام بأداء مبلغ من النقود لا ترد عليه الاستحالة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٧/٩٤ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٩٥ 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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