Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4023

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

English translation of the principle

An action for the validity and enforceability of a sale contract. The court's authority therein extends to examining the subject matter, scope and enforceability of the contract. Its scope. It encompasses all grounds raised concerning the existence or non-existence of the contract, its validity or nullity, and any disputes raised concerning the seller's ownership of the thing sold. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد البيع. سلطة المحكمة فيها تمتد إلى بحث موضوع العقد ومداه ونفاذه. نطاقها. اتساعه لكل ما يثار من أسباب تتعلق بوجود العقد أو انعدامه وبصحته أو بطلانه وما قد يثار من منازعات بشأن ملكية البائع للمبيع. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢١/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٤٤)

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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