Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 88

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

English translation of the principle

A transaction concluded by an agent. Its effects accrue to the principal. Its prerequisite: concluding a legal transaction for the principal's account. His receipt of money for delivery to his principal. He is deemed a trustee thereof. The implication thereof: appropriating it for himself or delivering it to another. Impermissible. Example.
Arabic original
التصرف الذي يبرمه الوكيل. انصراف آثاره إلى الأصيل. مناطه: إبرامه تصرفاً قانونياً لحساب الموكل. قبضه مالاً لتسليمه لموكله. يعد أميناً عليه. مؤدي ذلك: اقتضاؤه لنفسه أو تسليمه للغير. غير جائز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٩/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٢٤/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 20. PDF pages: 17.

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