Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1649

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

English translation of the principle

Determining whether harm is established or negated. A factual matter exclusively determined by the trial court. For that purpose, it may assess witness testimony and accept some statements but not others. It is not obliged to state why it preferred what it accepted or rejected the rest. An example concerning the deceased's support of his unmarried daughters. - 324 - Obligation
Arabic original
استخلاص ثبوت الضرر أو نفيه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. لها في سبيل ذلك تقدير أقوال الشهود والأخذ ببعض أقوالهم دون البعض الآخر. عدم التزامها ببيان سبب ترجيحها لما أخذت به أو إطراحها لغيره. مثال بشأن إعالة المورث لبناته غير المتزوجات. - ٣٢٤ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 324. PDF pages: 324.

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