Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1185

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 subject matter of the obligation being of a known amount when the obligation arises is that determination of the amount claimed rests on fixed, agreed foundations, such that the judiciary has no broad discretion in its assessment. Absence of that. Its effect. Example.
Arabic original
المقصود بكون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام هو أن يكون تحديد مقدار المبلغ المطالب به قائماً على أسس ثابتة متفقا عليها بحيث لا يكون للقضاء سلطة رحبة في التقدير. تخلف ذلك.أثره. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٦٠، ٢٦٢/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١٢/١٩٩٦ 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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