Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2065

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

English translation of the principle

The true contract. Its concealment by an apparent contract. The true contract is effective between the contracting parties and universal successors. The condition for this. Proof by the party invoking the concealed contract of the existence of that contract or its negation of what is established by the apparent contract. Application of the general rules of evidence in civil matters, which do not permit proof by witness testimony where the value of the transaction exceeds five thousand dinars. Its effect.
Arabic original
العقد الحقيقي. ستره بعقد ظاهر. نفاذ العقد الحقيقي بين المتعاقدين والخلف العام. شرط ذلك. إثبات المتمسك من الطرفين بالعقد المستتر وجود هذا العقد أو نفيه الثابت بالعقد الظاهر. سريان القواعد العامة في الإثبات في المواد المدنية التي لا تجيز الإثبات بشهادة الشهود إذا تجاوزت قيمة التصرف خمسة آلاف دينار. أثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥٥/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 385. PDF pages: 385.

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