Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 59

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

English translation of the principle

The agent's contracting with a third party in the principal's name and within the limits of the agency. The rights and obligations arising from the contract accrue to the principal. Article 551 of the former Commercial Code.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل مع الغير باسم الموكل وفي حدود الوكالة. انصراف الحقوق والالتزامات المترتبة على العقد إلى الموكل. م٥٥١ من قانون التجارة السابق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٧٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 15. PDF pages: 12.

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