Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4020

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of another's property under the former Commercial Law 2 of 1961. Does not transfer ownership of the real estate sold unless the true owner ratifies it.
Arabic original
بيع ملك الغير في قانون التجارة السابق ٢ لسنة ١٩٦١. لا يرتب نقل ملكية العقار المبيع مالم يجزه المالك الحقيقي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٦/٨١، ٦٢، ٦٦/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 788.

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