Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2694

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

English translation of the principle

Rescission of a contract. It may not be invoked against the particular successor of its contracting parties. The condition thereof: that he acquired his right for consideration and was in good faith, unaware of the ground for rescission and unable to have known of it. Presumption of good faith. Its consequence. The interested party must prove its absence. - Inferring good or bad faith. A question of fact for the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
فسخ العقد. لا يحتج به في مواجهة الخلف الخاص لعاقديه. شرط ذلك: تلقي حقه معاوضة وأن يكون حسن النية لا يعلم بسبب الفسخ ولم يكن في مقدوره أن يعلم به. افتراض حسن النية. مؤداه. على صاحب المصلحة إثبات انتفائه. - استخلاص حسن أو سوء النية. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٢/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 523.

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