Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4534

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

English translation of the principle

The mortgage creditor’s reliance on his good faith. Its condition. The mortgaged real property must be owned by the debtor. Absence of that. Its effect. He may not rely on good faith. An example concerning the challenged judgment’s finding that the mortgagee bank lacked good faith and its ruling cancelling and declaring ineffective the real property mortgage contract. - 893 - Ownership
Arabic original
اعتصام الدائن المرتهن بحسن نيته. شرطه. أن يكون العقار المرهون مملوكاً للمدين. تخلف ذلك. أثره. عدم جواز اعتصامه بحسن النية. مثال بشأن استخلاص الحكم المطعون فيه عدم توافر حسن النية لدى البنك المرتهن والقضاء بشطب وعدم نفاذ عقد الرهن العقاري. - 893 - ملكية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١١٩٥، ١٢٠٠/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 893.

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