Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2802

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

English translation of the principle

Warranty against latent defects. The knowledge that excludes it is actual knowledge, not presumed knowledge. The purchaser’s acknowledgment in the sale contract that he inspected the thing sold so as to eliminate uncertainty. Insufficient to establish such knowledge. Example.
Arabic original
ضمان العيب الخفي. العلم الذي ينتفي به هو العلم الحقيقي دون العلم الافتراضي. إقرار المشتري في عقد البيع بمعاينته المبيع النافية للجهالة. غير كاف للدلالة عليه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨١، ١١١/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 543.

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