Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4029

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. Its voidability. Its effectiveness against the true owner. Its condition. His express or implied ratification. The effect of that ratification. Transfer of ownership to the purchaser. - Inferring ratification. A matter of fact. Its assessment. A matter for the court of merits. - Acquisition of ownership of State housing by those to whom it was allocated. How it occurs.
Arabic original
بيع ملك الغير. قابليته للإبطال. نفاذه في حق المالك الحقيقي. شرطه. إقراره صراحة أو ضمناً. أثر ذلك الإقرار. نقل الملكية إلى المشتري. - استخلاص الإقرار. واقع. تقديره. موضوعي. - تملك مساكن الدولة لمن خصصت لهم. كيفيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٣٦) (والطعن ٨٢/٩٩ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٣/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٣٦) (والطعن ٢٥/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٤/١٢/٢٠٠١ 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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