Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1180

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

English translation of the principle

When the subject matter of an obligation is of a known amount at the time the obligation arises. Or its assessment is based on fixed criteria agreed by the parties. Does not alter its being so. The debtor's dispute over the amount of the obligation. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
متى يكون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام. أو يكون تقديره مستنداً إلى أسس ثابتة باتفاق الطرفين. لا يغير من كونه كذلك. منازعة المدين في مقدار الالتزام. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣/٤/١٩٩٤ 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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