Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3312

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that payment of rent is made with the creditor's consent. It may be deposited in the creditor's current account at a bank, provided that the payer bears the consequences of an error in the deposit. Basis thereof. An example concerning the challenged judgment's treating the deposit of rent in the lessor's account as discharging the lessee from the rent debt.
Arabic original
الأصل في الوفاء بالأجرة أن يتم برضاء الدائن. جواز إيداها في حساب جار للدائن في أحد البنوك على أن يتحمل الموفى نتيجة الخطأ في الإيداع. أساس ذلك. مثال بشأن اعتبار الحكم المطعون فيه إيداع الأجرة بحساب المؤجر مبرئاً لذمة المستأجر من دين الأجرة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١٢/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٢٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 650.

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