Section 161
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้ากลฉ้อฉลเป็นแต่เพียงเหตุจูงใจให้คู่กรณีฝ่ายหนึ่งยอมรับข้อกำหนดอันหนักยิ่งกว่าที่คู่กรณีฝ่ายนั้นจะยอมรับโดยปกติ คู่กรณีฝ่ายนั้นจะบอกล้างการนั้นหาได้ไม่ แต่ชอบที่จะเรียกเอาค่าสินไหมทดแทนเพื่อความเสียหายอันเกิดจากกลฉ้อฉลนั้นได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the fraud is only incidental that is to say it has merely induced a party to accept more onerous terms than would otherwise have done, such party can only claim compensation for damage resulting from such fraud.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 161 is part of Book 1 (General Principles) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 26 Supreme Court decisions (1946 to 2000)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 5246/2543 (2000)
- Decision 5328/2537 (1994)
- Decision 4078/2534 (1991)
- Decision 4931/2533 (1990)
- Decision 4431/2533 (1990)
- Decision 960/2530 (1987)
- Decision 2962/2529 (1986)
- Decision 1947/2520 (1977)
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