Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2942

Sale subject to trial. Its nature. The general rule is that it must be expressly stipulated in the contract and that the trial must take place within a reasonable period. The seller’s and purchaser’s silence as to specifying the period. The judge may assess it. Its expiry without the purchaser announcing his rejection of the sale, despite being able to conduct the trial, constitutes acceptance by his silence. - Sale subject to trial. Subject to a suspensive condition. Its effect. Loss of the thing sold due to an extraneous cause after delivery to the purchaser for trial. Falls upon the seller. The rationale therefor. Sale of another’s property: