Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3188

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

English translation of the principle

The knowledge from which the limitation period for actions arising from a contract of carriage by sea begins to run. Meaning thereof. The right-holder’s actual knowledge of the right to recover what was paid without legal entitlement. - Inferring the knowledge of the holder of the right to recovery and determining its date. A matter of fact within the exclusive purview of the trial court.
Arabic original
العلم الذي يبدأ منه سريان التقادم الخاص بالدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد النقل البحري. المراد به. العلم الحقيقي لصاحب الحق بحقه في استرداد ما دفع دون وجه حق. - استخلاص علم صاحب الحق في الاسترداد وتحديد تاريخه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٢٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 592. PDF pages: 592.

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