Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1120

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A judgment imposing interdiction for mental deficiency. Ruling that dispositions preceding it are valid. Does not infringe its binding effect so long as it did not conclusively establish the existence of mental deficiency at the time of the disposition.
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر بتوقيع الحجر للعتَّه. القضاء بصحة التصرفات السابقة عليه. لا يعد إخلالا بحجيته طالما أنه لم يقطع بقيام حالة العتّه وقت حصول التصرف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٩٠ مدني جلسة ٨/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 536. PDF pages: 521.

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