Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 275

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

English translation of the principle

Enrichment without lawful cause at another's expense. Its effect. The enriched party's obligation, to the extent of his enrichment, to compensate the other person so as to remove his loss. The other person may not have recourse against him if the cause of the enrichment is a contract or a provision of law. The reason for this.
Arabic original
الإثراء بغير سبب مشروع على حساب آخر. أثره. التزام المثُري في حدود ما أثرى به بتعويض الشخص الآخر بما يرفع عنه الخسارة. امتناع رجوع الآخر عليه إذا كان سبب الإثراء عقداً أو حكماً من أحكام القانون. علة دلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٦٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٩/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 63. PDF pages: 63.

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