Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2938

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

English translation of the principle

Sale with earnest money. The rules governing the obligations of the contracting parties in the event of withdrawal. Rules supplementing their will. Recourse to them is not permissible except in the absence of special rules contrary to them. Contravention thereof. An error in the application of the law.
Arabic original
البيع بالعربون. القواعد الخاصة بالتزامات المتعاقدين في حالة العدول. قواعد مكملة لإرادتهما. عدم جواز اللجوء إليها إلا عند عدم وجود قواعد خاصة تخالفها. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٩١، ٧٩٢/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ١٢/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٨٣)

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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