Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3020

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

English translation of the principle

The seller’s obligation to deliver the thing sold. An obligation to achieve a result, since it derives from his obligation to transfer ownership. Its effect. The risk of loss before delivery falls upon the seller, even if the purchaser had become its owner before its loss, so long as he had not received it. - Whether or not the purchaser received the thing sold. A matter of fact within the independent discretion of the trial judge. The condition therefor. An example. Rescission of the sale contract:
Arabic original
التزام البائع بتسليم المبيع. التزام بتحقيق غاية باعتبار أنه متفرع عن التزامه بنقل الملكية. أثره. وقوع تبعة الهلاك قبل التسليم على عاتق البائع ولو كان المشتري قد أصبح مالكاً له قبل هلاكه مادام أنه لم يتسلمه. - تسلم المشتري للمبيع من عدمه. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال. فسخ عقد البيع:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٩/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 591.

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