Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2205

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

English translation of the principle

An action for rescission of a sale: its prescription. Upon the lapse of fifteen years. - Rescission of the sale contract. Its implication and effect. The price remaining in the seller's possession becomes an ordinary debt, the right to collect which is not extinguished except upon the lapse of the long period. The basis for this. Article 438, Civil Code.
Arabic original
دعوى فسخ البيع تقادمها. بمضي خمس عشرة سنة. - فسخ عقد البيع. مؤداه وأثره. بقاء الثمن تحت يد البائع يضحي ديناً عادياً لا يسقط الحق في اقتضائه إلا بمضي المدة الطويلة. أساس ذلك. المادة ٤٣٨ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٩٦ مدني جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 426.

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