Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2711

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

English translation of the principle

Determining whether the amount paid is part of the price at which the contract was concluded definitively and unconditionally, or earnest money entitling each contracting party to withdraw. Within the trial court’s discretion. Its condition. - Considering a contracting party to be in default or not in default in performing its obligation. Within the trial court’s discretion, and the Court of Cassation has no authority over it in that regard. Its condition.
Arabic original
استخلاص ما إذا كان المبلغ المدفوع هو بعض الثمن الذي انعقد به العقد باتاً منجزاً أو أنه عربون يفيد العدول لكل من المتعاقدين. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - اعتبار المتعاقد مقصراً أو غير مقصر في تنفيذ التزامه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع ولا سلطان لمحكمة التمييز عليها في ذلك. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 526.

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