Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3162

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

English translation of the principle

Payment of a debt under the influence of a particular assertion. Establishment that this assertion is unsound. The payer may recover what he paid through an unjust enrichment action.
Arabic original
أداء دين تحت تأثير ادعاء معين. ثبوت عدم سلامة هذا الإدعاء، للدافع استرداد ما دفع بدعوى الاثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٥/٨١ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 589. PDF pages: 589.

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