Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 323

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

English translation of the principle

The seller’s warranty against a third party’s entitlement to the thing sold. His obligation to repay the price and compensate the purchaser for loss sustained and profit forgone. Article 484, Civil Code. Its implication. Compensation is confined to damage resulting from impairment of financial interests, excluding moral damage.
Arabic original
ضمان البائع استحقاق المبيع. التزامه برد الثمن وتعويض المشتري عما لحقه من خسارة وما فاته من كسب. م ٤٨٤ مدني. مؤداه. اقتصار التعويض عن الضرر المترتب على الإخلال بالمصلحة المالية دون الأضرار الأدبية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/٢٠١٠ مدني جلسة ٥/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٣٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 72. PDF pages: 72.

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