Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2738

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the compensation due to a buyer whose contract was deemed rescinded because the seller failed to deliver the thing sold within the specified time. Within the trial judge’s discretion. - The difference between the agreed price of the thing sold and the market price on the day specified for delivery, even if the buyer did not purchase similar goods. The determining consideration in this respect. The market at the place of delivery of the goods.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض المستحق للمشتري الذي اعتبر عقده مفسوخاً لعدم تسليم البائع للمبيع في الميعاد المحدد. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. - الفرق بين ثمن المبيع المتفق عليه وثمن السوق في اليوم المحدد للتسليم ولو لم يشتر المشتري البضائع المماثلة. العبرة في ذلك. بالسوق مكان تسليم البضاعة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٩٣٤)

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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