Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2552

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

English translation of the principle

An action under the warranty against defects. It is barred upon the passage of one year from delivery of the thing sold. Even if the purchaser discovers the defect only thereafter. The rationale thereof. - The barring of an action under the warranty against defects. Its effect. The lapse of the right of the party invoking the defense of non-performance and the lapse of his right to withhold the price. The reason therefor. - 484 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
دعوى ضمان العيب. سقوطها بمضي سنة من وقت تسليم المبيع. ولو لم يكتشف المشتري العيب إلا بعد ذلك. علة ذلك. - سقوط دعوى ضمان العيب. أثره. سقوط حق المعتصم بالدفع بعدم التنفيذ وسقوط حقه في حبس الثمن. سبب ذلك. - ٤٨٤ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٧/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٠/١١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 484. PDF pages: 481.

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