Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2963

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

English translation of the principle

The rescission action that becomes time-barred upon the lapse of one year from delivery is that attributable to a deficiency or excess in the thing sold. As for a rescission action for breach of an obligation by either contracting party, the period barring its hearing is 15 years.
Arabic original
دعوى الفسخ التي تسقط بمضي سنة من وقت التسليم هي التي ترجع للعجز أو الزيادة في المبيع. أما دعوى الفسخ للإخلال بالالتزام من قبل أحد المتعاقدين فمدة عدم سماعها ١٥ سنة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/٨٧ مدني جلسة ١/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 508. PDF pages: 508.

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