Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1369

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

English translation of the principle

The presumption is that a person’s disposition proceeds from a sound will. - A person’s being known for insanity or mental deficiency, or the court’s appointment of a curator over him. Its import: the presumption that the disposition was made by him while in that state. Proof that the disposition occurred during a lucid interval rests upon the person alleging this. The reason. - Mental deficiency. Its nature. - 282 - Obligation - Understanding the facts of the case, assessing the existence of mental deficiency in the contracting parties, and giving the facts their correct legal characterization. Within the trial court’s authority, provided this is reasonable.
Arabic original
الأصل صدور التصرف من الشخص عن إرادة سليمة. - اشتهار الشخص بالجنون أو العتَّه أو تعيين المحكمة قيماً عليه. مؤداه: افتراض أن التصرف قد صدر منه وهو في هذه الحالة. إثبات أن التصرف تم في حالة الإفاقة على من يدعي ذلك. علة ذلك. - العته. ماهيته. - ٢٨٢ - التزام - فهم الواقع في الدعوى وتقدير قيام حالة العته لدى المتعاقدين وإعطاء الوقائع تكييفها الصحيح. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع ما دام سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٤/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 282. PDF pages: 282–283.

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