Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1373

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

English translation of the principle

The rule is that a person possesses volition when concluding a disposition unless the contrary is proven. The exception: the two cases of insanity or mental infirmity. Article 100 of the Civil Code. - A disposition being made in a state of insanity or mental infirmity. The presumption thereof arises only from the time that state becomes notorious or - 283 - Obligation from the time the court appoints the curator. Conclusion of the disposition during a lucid interval. The burden of proving it falls on whoever alleges it. Example. Mental infirmity:
Arabic original
الأصل توافر الإرادة لدى الشخص حال إبرامه التصرف ما لم يثبت العكس. الاستثناء: حالتي الجنون أو العته. م ١٠٠ مدني. - صدور التصرف في حالتي الجنون أو العته. افتراضه لا يقوم إلا من وقت اشتهار هذه الحالة أو - ٢٨٣ - التزام من وقت تعيين المحكمة للقيم. إبرام التصرف حالة الإفاقة. عبء إثباته على من يدعيه. مثال. العته:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٥٤/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٥/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 283. PDF pages: 283–284.

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