Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3006

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

English translation of the principle

Uncertainty as to the thing sold under the Majalla of Judicial Rules. Its effect. Rescission of the sale for its defective validity. The effect of rescission. Requiring each party to return what he received pursuant to the contract. Rescission of a defectively valid contract. A right of both parties. The judge may order it compulsorily against them to remove the defect. - Determining whether the thing sold was known or unknown. A question of fact independently determined by the trial judge without review so long as the determination is reasonable.
Arabic original
جهالة المبيع في مجلة الأحكام العدلية. أثره. فسخ البيع لفساده. أثر الفسخ. الزام كل طرف ان يرد ما قبضه بمقتضى العقد. فسخ العقد الفاسد. حق لطرفيه. للقاضي الحكم به جبراً عنهما رفعاً للفساد. - استخلاص ما إذا كان المبيع معلوماً او مجهولا.ً واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع بغير معقب ما دام سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢/٥/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 588.

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