Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2349
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
One contracting party's failure to perform his obligation in accordance with the terms agreed upon in the contract. The other contracting party may suspend his own obligation toward his debtor. The debtor on the opposite side may not invoke the former's failure to perform his obligation when compensation is claimed from him for the damage sustained as a result of the debtor's breach.
Arabic original
عدم وفاء أحد طرفي العقد بالتزامه طبقاً للشروط المتفق عليها في العقد. للمتعاقد الآخر أن يقف التزامه هو نحو مدينه. عدم جواز تحدي المدين من الجهة المقابلة بعدم تنفيذ الأول لالتزامه عند مطالبته بالتعويض عن الضرر الذي أصابه نتيجة إخلال المدين.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٧٧- مج ٧ س ص ١٩٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 406. PDF pages: 406.
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