Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 372

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

English translation of the principle

Absence of a quality warranted by the lessor in the leased property. Gives rise to warranty liability without requiring that its absence diminish the benefit or render the property unfit for use. Example concerning the lease of a private aircraft.
Arabic original
تخلف الصفة التي كفلها المؤجر في المأجور. موجب للضمان دون اشتراط أن يكون تخلفها منقصا للمنفعة أو مؤدىا لعدم الصلاحية للاستعمال. مثال بشأن تأجير طائرة خاصة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٧٨، ١٩٩/١٩٩٥ مدني جلسة ١٧/٦/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 75. PDF pages: 75.

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