Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 8

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation in the contractual sphere. Due upon breach of an obligation arising from the contract. - A party contracting with earnest money, upon withdrawing from the contract. Does not breach an obligation but exercises a right vested in him. Reason therefor: lawful permission is incompatible with liability. Articles 74, 75, 77/1, Civil Code. - Ascertaining the contracting parties' intention from the circumstances and facts of the case. Within the authority of the trial judge. An example concerning withdrawal from a sale contract.
Arabic original
التعويض في مجال العقد. يستحق عند الإخلال بالالتزام الناشىء عنه. - المتعاقد بالعربون حال عدوله عن العقد. لا يخل بالتزام وإنما يستعمل حقاً ثابتاً له. علة ذلك: أن الجواز الشرعي ينافي الضمان. المواد ٧٤، ٧٥، ٧٧/١ مدني. - استظهار نية العاقدين من ظروف الدعوى ووقائعها. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. مثال في عدول عن عقد بيع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٧/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ١٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 8. PDF pages: 8.

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