Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3701

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

English translation of the principle

The apparent agent. Binding the principal by his act. Article 557 of the Commercial Code. The rule in this article is not confined to the case specified therein. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
الوكيل الظاهر. إلزام الموكل بعمله. م ٥٥٧ من قانون التجارة. عدم اقتصار حكم هذه المادة على الحالة المبينة بها. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

( الطعن ٢٤/١٩٧٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١٢/١٩٧٦ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 727.

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