Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1098

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

English translation of the principle

An obligation does not arise against a person except through his acknowledgment or evidence enforceable against him. - A private instrument does not acquire its evidentiary force and is not deemed evidence against the person to whom it is attributed except through his signature.
Arabic original
الالتزام لا يترتب في ذمة شخص إلا بإقراره أو بدليل يحاج به. - المحرر العرفي لا يحوز ما له من قوة في الإثبات ولا يعتبر حجة على من نسب إليه إلا بتوقيعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٦/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٤)

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

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