Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3950

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

English translation of the principle

Payment of earnest money upon conclusion of the contract. Its import. Each party has the option to withdraw from it; the payer forfeits it if the payer withdraws, and the recipient returns it and pays an equivalent amount if the recipient withdraws. Articles 74, 75 of the Civil Code. Example concerning the judgment’s disregard of a manifestly invalid defense.
Arabic original
دفع العربون وقت إبرام العقد. مفاده. أن لكل من طرفيه خيار العدول عنه ويفقده من دفعه إذا عدل هو ويرده من قبضه إذا عدل ويدفع مثله. المادتان ٧٤، ٧٥ من القانون المدني. مثال بشأن التفات الحُكم عن دفاع ظاهر البطلان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٥٩/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 736. PDF pages: 733.

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