Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4282

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

English translation of the principle

A purchaser who has received the thing sold may not refrain from performing his obligation to pay the balance of the price where the seller refrains from performing his obligation to transfer ownership to the purchaser. Reason therefor.
Arabic original
المشتري الذي تسلم المبيع ليس له الامتناع عن تنفيذ التزامه بدفع باقي الثمن في حالة امتناع البائع عن تنفيذ التزامه بنقل الملكية إلى المشتري علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 790. PDF pages: 787.

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