Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2118

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

English translation of the principle

The principal's authorizing another person to conclude a contract for his account. Its effect. The effects of the contract accrue to him, not to his representative, unless the latter deals in his own name, in which case the effects of the contract accrue to him rather than to the principal. - Inferring representation in contracting or negating it. A matter of fact for the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
إنابة الأصيل شخصاً آخر في إبرام العقد لحسابه. أثره. إنصراف آثار العقد إليه لا إلى نائبه. إلا إذا تعامل الأخير باسم نفسه فتنصرف آثار العقد إليه دون الأصيل - استخلاص النيابة في التعاقد أو نفيها.واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٥/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٥٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 368. PDF pages: 368.

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