Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 187

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Purchase of real estate. In principle, a civil act. It is commercial if the purchase is intended for resale and profit-making. The burden of proving this intention rests on the person alleging it.
Arabic original
شراء العقار. في الأصل عمل مدني. يكون تجارياً إذا كان الشراء بقصد إعادة البيع وتحقيق ربح. إثبات هذا القصد على عاتق من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣/٨٢ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٢٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 43. PDF pages: 43.

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