Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 629

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

English translation of the principle

The dispositions of a mentally deficient person are subject to the rules governing the dispositions of a discerning minor. - The dispositions of a discerning minor: when they are valid and when they are void or voidable in his interest unless ratified by the person having authority to undertake them initially or by him after reaching the age of majority.
Arabic original
تصرفات المعتوه تسرى عليها أحكام تصرفات الصغير المميز. - تصرفات الصغير المميز متى تكون صحيحة ومتى تكون باطلة أو تكون قابلة للإبطال لمصلحته ما لم تلحقها الإجازة ممن له ولاية إجرائها ابتداء أو منه بعد بلوغه سن الرشد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٧٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 126. PDF pages: 123.

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