Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1458
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The company's liability towards third parties for its manager's act. The third party must be acting in good faith. The rule that fraud vitiates acts. Its import. - 255 - Commercial - Inferring the elements of fraud and collusion and assessing what does and does not establish them. Falls within the discretion of the trial judge so long as the facts permit it.
Arabic original
مسئولية الشركة عن تصرف مديرها أمام الغير. أن يكون الغير حسن النية. قاعدة أن الغش يفسد التصرفات. مؤداها. - ٢٥٥ - تجاري - استخلاص عناصر الغش والتواطؤ وتقدير ما يثبت به وما لا يثبت به. يدخل في السلطة التقديرية لقاضي الموضوع ما دامت الوقائع تسمح به.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٣٧/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٢)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 255. PDF pages: 255–256.
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