Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2746

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

English translation of the principle

The seller's obligation to deliver the thing sold. It is fulfilled by placing the thing sold at the buyer's disposal in a manner enabling him to take possession of it and enjoy it without impediment, even if he has not actually taken receipt of it, provided that the seller has informed him thereof. Article 472/1 of the Civil Code. - Proof that the thing sold was placed at the buyer's disposal and that he was notified thereof. It lies with the seller. - The seller's obligation to deliver the thing sold. An obligation to achieve a result, since it derives from his obligation to transfer ownership. Its effect. The risk of destruction before delivery rests with the seller, even if the buyer had become its owner before its destruction, so long as he had not received it. - 531 - Sale - Whether or not the buyer received the thing sold. A question of fact independently determined by the trial judge. The condition therefor. Example.
Arabic original
التزام البائع بتسليم المبيع. حصوله بالتخلية بين المبيع والمشتري على وجه يتمكن به من حيازته والانتفاع به دون حائل ولو لم يقبضه بالفعل مادام البائع قد أعلمه بذلك. م ٤٧٢/١ مدني. - إثبات وضع المبيع تحت تصرف المشتري وإخطاره بذلك. وقوعه على عاتق البائع. - التزام البائع بتسليم المبيع. التزام بتحقيق غاية باعتبار أنه متفرع عن التزامه بنقل الملكية. أثره. وقوع تبعة الهلاك قبل التسليم على عاتق البائع ولو كان المشتري قد أصبح مالكاً له قبل هلاكه مادام أنه لم يتسلمه. - 531 - بيع - تسلم المشتري للمبيع من عدمه. واقع يستقل به قاضى الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٩/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 531–532.

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