Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 404

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

English translation of the principle

Disagreement between spouses over receipt of the dowry. Its effect. The wife’s statement prevails before consummation, and the husband bears the burden of proving its receipt. - Existence of a special law. Its effect. No recourse to the general law except regarding matters not regulated by the former.
Arabic original
اختلاف الزوجين في قبض المهر. أثره. القول للزوجة قبل الدخول ويقع على الزوج عبء إثبات تقاضيه. - وجود قانون خاص. أثره. عدم الرجوع إلى القانون العام إلا فيما لم ينظمه الأول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٤/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 88. PDF pages: 88.

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