Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 81

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

English translation of the principle

The agent’s contracting within the limits of the agency. Its effect. The effects of the contract accrue directly to the principal. His contracting outside the limits of the agency. The contract’s effectiveness against the principal in this case is contingent upon his authorization or ratification of it. - Subsequent ratification or authorization is equivalent to prior agency.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل في حدود الوكالة. أثره. انصراف آثار العقد مباشرة إلى الأصيل. تعاقده خارج حدود الوكالة. توقف نفاذ العقد في هذه الحالة في حق الأصيل على إجازته أو إقراره إياه. - الإقرار أو الإجازة اللاحقة كالوكالة السابقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٢/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٥/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص١٠٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 19. PDF pages: 16.

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