Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 490

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of another person's property. A voidable contract. Its ratification by the true owner is a condition for its effectiveness against him. - Registration of the contract for the sale of another person's property does not dispense with his approval. Example.
Arabic original
بيع ملك الغير. عقد قابل للإبطال. إقرار المالك الحقيقي له شرط لنفاذه في مواجهته. - تسجيل عقد البيع ملك الغير لا يغني عن إجازته. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠٥/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع ص٢٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 99. PDF pages: 96.

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