Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1969

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: after its creation, an external cause in which the debtor has no part must supervene, rendering its performance permanently and absolutely impossible for everyone. Example of an obligation not susceptible to absolute impossibility: the obligation to pay a sum of money.
Arabic original
انقضاء الالتزام. شرطه: أن يطرأ عليه بعد نشوئه سبب أجنبي لا يد للمدين فيه يجعل تنفيذه مستحيلاً استحالة دائمة مطلقة بالنسبة للكافة. مثال لالتزام لا ترد عليه الاستحالة المطلقة: الالتزام بأداء مبلغ من النقود.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٣/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 373. PDF pages: 373.

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