Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3759

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

English translation of the principle

The creditor’s claim to compel the debtor to compensate him for the damage suffered because performance of the obligation in kind was impossible or delayed. Its condition. The debtor’s inability to prove that non-performance or delay was due to an extraneous cause beyond his control: an example.
Arabic original
مطالبة الدائن إلزام المدين بتعويضه عن الضرر الذي لحقه بسبب تعذر تنفيذ الالتزام عيناً أو التأخير فيه. شرطه. عجز المدين عن إثبات أن عدم التنفيذ أو التأخير كان لسبب أجنبي لا يد له فيه : مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٥/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٥٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 649. PDF pages: 646.

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