Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2932

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the contracting parties’ intention from the circumstances and facts of the action to determine whether the amount paid is part of the price at which the sale was definitively concluded, or earnest money in a sale accompanied by an option to withdraw. A matter for the court of fact.
Arabic original
استظهار نية المتعاقدين من ظروف الدعوى ووقائعها لتبين ما إذا كان المبلغ المدفوع هو بعض الثمن الذي انعقد به البيع باتاً أو أنه عربون في بيع مصحوب بخيار العدول. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٧٧ مدني جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٧٧ - مج ٧ س ص ١٨٧) (والطعن ٧/١٩٧٨ مدني جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٧٩ - مج ٧ س ص ١٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 572.

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