Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 466

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

English translation of the principle

Registration of an instrument does not immunize it against challenge. Determining whether a contracting party acted under a mistake, or denying that he did so, is a question of fact. Nullity of the contract. Its cases. Example concerning a gratuitous disposition.
Arabic original
تسجيل المحرر لا يعصمه من الطعن عليه. تقدير وقوع المتعاقد في الغلط أو نفي وقوعه فيه من مسائل الواقع. بطلان العقد. حالاته. مثال في تبرع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩/١٩٩٥ مدني جلسة ١٤/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص١٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 95. PDF pages: 92.

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