Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2955

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of another’s property. Its invalidity is prescribed solely in the purchaser’s interest. It is ineffective against the true owner unless he ratifies it.
Arabic original
بيع ملك الغير. بطلانه مقرر لمصلحة المشتري وحده. عدم نفاذه في حق المالك الحقيقي إلا إذا أقره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٦/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٢/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 576.

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