Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1397

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

English translation of the principle

Assessing the means of duress, the grossness of the imbalance in equivalence, and whether exploitation was a motive for contracting. A matter of fact exclusively for determination by the trial judge.
Arabic original
تقدير وسائل الإكراه والفداحة في اختلال التعادل وما إذا كان الاستغلال هو دافع للتعاقد. واقع يستقل بالفصل فيه قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 287. PDF pages: 287.

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