Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2810

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

English translation of the principle

The defect warranted against by the seller, in addition to being material, meaning that it diminishes the value or material utility of the thing at the time the purchaser receives it. Its condition: it must be latent. When a defect is latent and the criterion for this. Assessing this and whether the defect is serious falls within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
العيب الذي يضمنه البائع فضلاً عن كونه مؤثراً أي ينقص من قيمة الشيء أو نفعه المادي وقت استلام المشتري له. شرطه: أن يكون خفياً. متى يكون العيب خفياً ومعيار ذلك. تقدير ذلك وكون العيب جسيماً من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٢/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٢٨٤)

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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