Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2703

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the common intention of the contracting parties to determine whether what was paid at the time the sale contract was concluded was part of the price or earnest money implying an option to withdraw from the contract. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
استظهار النية المشتركة للمتعاقدين لبيان ما إذا كان ما دفع وقت إبرام عقد البيع هو بعض الثمن أم أنه عربون يفيد خيار العدول عن العقد. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٦/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 524.

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