Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3168

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

English translation of the principle

The obligation to return what is not due. The meaning of entitlement. The determining consideration in the absence of entitlement is from the recipient's perspective, not the payer's. The effect thereof. - 589 - Obligation
Arabic original
الإلتزام برد غير المستحق. المقصود بالإستحقاق. العبرة في عدم الإستحقاق هي من زاوية المتسلم لا الدافع. أثر ذلك. - ٥٨٩ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٢/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ١٩٦)

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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