Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1178

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

English translation of the principle

What is meant by the object of the obligation being of a known amount when the obligation arises. That determination of its amount rests on fixed bases over which the judiciary has no discretion in assessment. The effect thereof on the commencement of the accrual of statutory interest.
Arabic original
المقصود بكون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام. أن يكون تحديد مقداره قائماً على أسس ثابتة لا يكون للقضاء سلطة في تقديره. أثر ذلك بالنسبة لبدء سريان الفوائد القانونية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٧/٩١ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 251. PDF pages: 251.

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