Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2795

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

English translation of the principle

A defect warranted against by the seller must, in addition to being material, meaning that it diminishes the value of the thing or its material utility at the time the purchaser receives it, be latent. When a defect is latent and the criterion therefor.
Arabic original
العيب الذي يضمنه البائع يلزم فضلاً عن كونه مؤثراً أي ينقص من قيمة الشيء أو نفعه المادي وقت تسلم المشتري له أن يكون خفياً. متى يكون العيب خفياً ومعيار ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٨١، ١٨٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 542.

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