Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4034

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

English translation of the principle

Action for the validity and enforceability of a contract of sale. Ultimately an action for entitlement. Reason therefor. Upon registration of the judgment rendered therein, it results in the claimant's entitlement to ownership of the real property that is its subject. Contracting under the provisions of the Majalla of Judicial Rules. Its effect. The excuse recognized in relation to the passage of time barring the hearing thereof concerns the claimant, not the defendant.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد بيع. دعوى استحقاق مالآ. علة ذلك. أنها تؤول عند تسجيل الحكم الصادر فيها إلى استحقاق رافعها لملكية العقار موضوعها. التعاقد الذي تم في ظل أحكام مجلة الأحكام العدلية. أثره. أن العذر المعتبر في مرور الزمان المانع من سماعها يتعلق بالمدعى وليس المدعى عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٣١/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 790.

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