Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2778

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

English translation of the principle

Warranty against eviction is an obligation owed by the seller arising from the sale contract. The buyer's recourse against the seller under it. It includes a demand for performance of his obligation to transfer ownership. Impossibility of such performance. Its effect. The buyer is left only with enforcement by way of compensation. - Compensation under the warranty against eviction. Its assessment is based on the value of the thing sold at the time of eviction. Compensation includes statutory interest from the time of eviction and judicial expenses.
Arabic original
ضمان الاستحقاق هو التزام في ذمه البائع ينشأ عن عقد البيع. رجوع المشتري به على البائع. تضمنه طلب تنفيذ التزامه بنقل الملكية. استحالة تنفيذ ذلك. أثره. أنه لا يبقى أمام المشتري إلا التنفيذ بطريق التعويض. - التعويض عن ضمان الاستحقاق. العبرة في تقديره بقيمة المبيع وقت استحقاقه. شمول التعويض الفوائد القانونية من وقت الاستحقاق والمصروفات القضائية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٤/٤/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٩٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 539.

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