Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2937

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

English translation of the principle

Payment of earnest money upon conclusion of the contract. Its implication. Each party has the option to withdraw from it; the payer forfeits it if he withdraws, and the recipient returns it and pays an equivalent amount if he withdraws. Articles 74, 75 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
دفع العربون وقت إبرام العقد. مفاده. أن لكل من طرفيه خيار العدول عنه ويفقده من دفعه إذا عدل هو ويرده من قبضه إذا عدل ويدفع مثله. المادتان ٧٤، ٧٥ من القانون المدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٥٩/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٣٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 573.

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