Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3088

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

English translation of the principle

A sale contract. The purchaser's right to retain the sold property after its dissolution until the seller repays him the price he paid. Reason for this: his obligation to deliver corresponds to the seller's obligation to return the price he received. Extinction of the purchaser's right of retention upon the seller's performance of his obligation. This right exists in the case of a sale of another's property against the seller of another's property, but not against the true owner. Contravention of this. An error necessitating cassation of the judgment. Real estate powers of attorney for sale:
Arabic original
عقد البيع. حق المشتري في حبس العين المبيعة بعد انحلاله حتى يوفيه البائع ما دفعه من ثمن. علة ذلك: التزامه بالتسليم يقابله التزام البائع برد ما تسلمه من الثمن. انقضاء حق المشتري في الحبس بوفاء البائع بالتزامه. قيام هذا الحق في حالة بيع ملك الغير في مواجهة البائع لملك الغير دون المالك الحقيقي. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ يُوجب تمييز الحكم. الوكالات العقارية في البيع:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٩/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٨/١١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 603.

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