Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1184

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

English translation of the principle

Default or statutory interest. Its condition. The subject matter of the obligation must be a sum of money of a known amount when the obligation arises, and the debtor must delay payment thereof. The meaning of the expression ‘of a known amount.’ Example of a debt of a known amount when the obligation arises.
Arabic original
الفوائد التأخيرية أو القانونية. شرطها. كون محل الالتزام مبلغاً من النقود معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام وتأخر المدين في الوفاء به. المقصود بعبارة معلوم المقدار. مثال لدين معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٢/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 252.

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