Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2735

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

English translation of the principle

Impossibility of the seller’s specific performance of his obligation to transfer ownership. The purchaser may have recourse against him under the warranty against eviction by way of compensation.
Arabic original
استحالة تنفيذ البائع التزامه عيناً بنقل الملكية. للمشتري الرجوع عليه بضمان الاستحقاق بطريق التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٦/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 530.

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