Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1366

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

English translation of the principle

Intent is presumed to exist upon entering into a disposition unless the contrary is proved. - Notoriety of insanity or mental deficiency, or the appointment of a curator. A presumption that the disposition was entered into in a state of insanity or mental deficiency. The reason: placing the burden of proving that the disposition occurred during a lucid interval upon the person alleging it.
Arabic original
افتراض توافر الإرادة عند إبرام تصرف ما لم يثبت العكس. - اشتهار حالة الجنون أو العته أو تعيين قيم. افتراض إبرام التصرف في حالة الجنون أو العته. علة ذلك: إلقاء عبء إثبات التصرف في حالة الإفاقة على من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 282. PDF pages: 282.

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