Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1140

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Absence or unlawfulness of the cause of an obligation. The burden of proving it rests upon the person alleging it.
Arabic original
انعدام سبب الالتزام أو عدم مشروعيته. إثباته على عاتق من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/٨٩ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٥/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 246. PDF pages: 246.

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