Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1096

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The principle that the creditor is charged with proving the debt and the debtor is charged with proving discharge thereof. Its field of application is where the creditor demands that the debtor specifically perform his obligation. However, where the creditor alleges contractual fault, he bears the burden of proving it, pursuant to the principle - 212 - Obligation that the claimant bears the burden of adducing evidence of the alleged legal fact.
Arabic original
مبدأ أن الدائن مكلف بإثبات الدين والمدين مكلف بإثبات التخلص منه. مجال تطبيقه يكون عند مطالبة الدائن للمدين بتنفيذ التزامه عيناً أما عند ادعاء الدائن الخطأ التعاقدي فعليه عبء إثباته تطبيقاً لمبدأ - ٢١٢ - التزام أن على المدعي عبء إقامة الدليل على الواقعة القانونية المدعاة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 212–213.

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