Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2808

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

English translation of the principle

The buyer’s acknowledgment in the contract of sale of knowledge of the thing sold or of having previously inspected it. Evidence binding upon the buyer. The effect thereof: the buyer is not entitled to annul the sale on the ground of lack of knowledge of the thing sold unless the seller’s deceit is established, without prejudice to the buyer’s right to seek annulment of the sale on the basis of mistake. The buyer’s receipt of the thing sold and failure to object to it within a reasonable period. Its implication. Acceptance of the thing sold, so that the buyer may not thereafter seek annulment of the sale on the ground of lack of knowledge of the thing sold. Article 456/Third and Fourth of the Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
إقرار المشتري في عقد البيع بعلمه بالمبيع أو بأنه سبقت له رؤيته. حجة عليه. أثر ذلك: أنه لا يحق له إبطال البيع بدعوى عدم علمه بالمبيع إلا إذا ثبت تدليس البائع دون الإخلال بحقه في طلب إبطال البيع تأسيساً على الغلط. تسلم المشتري المبيع وعدم اعتراضه عليه خلال فترة معقولة. مؤداه. قبولاً للمبيع فلا يكون له بعد ذلك أن يطلب إبطال البيع بدعوى عدم العلم بالمبيع. م ٤٥٦/ ثالثاً ورابعاً مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٣٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 545.

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