Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 676

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

English translation of the principle

For an agency to be valid, the principal must have capacity to perform the act for which he has appointed another as agent. Article 699, Civil Code.
Arabic original
الوكالة يلزم لصحتها أن يكون الموكل أهلاًَ لأداء التصرف الذي وكل فيه غيره. م٦٩٩مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٣/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/١٠/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٣ ص٣٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 136. PDF pages: 133.

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