Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1980

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

English translation of the principle

The subject matter of an obligation. The condition that its performance be possible. The debtor's undertaking of what is impossible. Its effect. Nullity of the obligation and nullity of the contract creating it. Example.
Arabic original
محل الالتزام. شرط إمكان تنفيذه. التزام المدين بما هو مستحيل. أثره. بطلان الالتزام وبطلان العقد الذي ينشئه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٨/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٤/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ١٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 375.

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