Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2758

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

English translation of the principle

An action for the validity and enforceability of a contract of sale. The court's authority therein extends to examining the subject matter, scope, and enforceability of the contract. Its scope. It encompasses all grounds raised concerning the existence or nonexistence of the contract and its validity, and disputes concerning the seller's ownership of the thing sold. Reason for this.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد البيع. سلطة المحكمة فيها تمتد إلى بحث موضوع العقد ومداه ونفاذه. نطاقها. اتساعها لكل ما يثار من أسباب تتعلق بوجود العقد أو انعدامه وبصحته ومن منازعات بشأن ملكية البائع للمبيع. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢١/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 535.

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