Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2943

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

English translation of the principle

In the sale of another's property. Pursuant to the provisions of the Majalla or Commercial Code No. 2/1961, if the seller does not perform his obligation to transfer ownership, the buyer may seek rescission of the contract. Rescission operates retroactively. Invoking a condition in the rescinded contract. Impermissible. The basis thereof. The condition ceases to exist upon the cessation of the contract.
Arabic original
في بيع ملك الغير. طبقاً لأحكام المجلة أو قانون التجارة رقم ٢/١٩٦١ إذا لم يقم البائع بتنفيذ التزامه بنقل الملكية للمشترى طلب فسخ العقد. الفسخ يقع بأثر رجعي. التمسك بشرط في العقد الذي فسخ. غير جائز أساس ذلك. زوال الشرط بزوال العقد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/٨٢ مدني جلسة ١/١١/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 574.

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