Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4027

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

English translation of the principle

Transfer of ownership of the thing sold whose price has not been paid is subject to a suspensive condition, namely payment of the full price. Fulfilment of the suspensive condition by payment thereof. Its effect. Transfer of ownership to the buyer from the time of sale. Example of a female custodian’s entitlement to a custody accommodation allowance despite her ownership of a house whose outstanding price she has not paid.
Arabic original
انتقال ملكية المبيع الذي لم يسدد ثمنه معلق على شرط واقف هو الوفاء بكامل الثمن. تحقق الشرط الواقف بالوفاء به. أثره. انتقال الملكية إلى المشتري من وقت البيع. مثال لاستحقاق الحاضنة لأجر مسكن حضانة رغم ملكيتها لمنزل لم تسدد باقي ثمنه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 789.

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