Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2298

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Warranty against latent defects. Conditions for its existence. - Recourse against the seller by an action on the warranty against defects. Its condition. The buyer’s notification to the seller of the defect upon discovering it. The notification must be made within a reasonable period in accordance with customary dealings. Failure to notify at the appropriate time. Its effect. The thing sold is deemed free of defects, or the buyer is deemed to have accepted the defect found, and the buyer’s right under the warranty lapses. Example.
Arabic original
ضمان العيوب الخفية. شروط قيامه. - الرجوع بدعوى ضمان العيب على البائع. شرطه. إخطار المشترى للبائع بهذا العيب عند اكتشافه. وجوب أن يكون الإخطار خلال مدة معقولة طبقاً للمألوف في التعامل. عدم الإخطار في الوقت الملائم. أثره. اعتبار المبيع غير معيب أو اعتبار المشترى راضياً بالعيب الذي وجده وسقوط حقه في الضمان. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٤/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 428. PDF pages: 425.

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