Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 183

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

English translation of the principle

The apparent agent. His dealings with third parties in the principal's name. Their effect. Binding the principal by his act, including the rights and obligations it entails. The condition thereof: the act must be in the principal's name without authority to represent him, the third party must be acting in good faith, and there must be an outward appearance of agency attributable to the principal such as to excuse the third party in believing that it exists. - The existence or absence of the conditions necessary for apparent agency. A matter of fact within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
الوكيل الظاهر. تعامله مع الغير باسم الموكل. أثره. إلزام الموكل بعمله بما يتضمنه من حقوق والتزامات. شرط ذلك: أن يكون العمل باسم الموكل دون نيابة وأن يكون الغير حسن النية وأن يوجد مظهر خارجي للوكالة منسوب إلي الموكل من شأن أن يجعل الغير معزوراً في اعتقاده بقيامها. - توافر الشروط اللازمة لقيام الوكالة الظاهرة أو نفيها. واقع من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٢/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص٧٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 36. PDF pages: 33.

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