Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1101

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

English translation of the principle

The issuer's signature on the instrument. Necessary consequence. His obligation to pay its value even if the cause of the indebtedness is not mentioned with it. Reason: the presumption that it has a lawful cause unless evidence to the contrary is established by the person alleging it. - Proof of simulation of a transaction as between the contracting parties and their heirs may only be made in accordance with the general rules. Meaning. Impermissibility of proving the form of a contract established in writing otherwise than in writing. Example concerning the judgment's reliance on inadmissible evidence, rendering it defective and requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
توقيع مصدر السند عليه. لازمه. التزامه بدفع قيمته ولو لم يذكر معه سبب المديونية. علة ذلك: افتراض أن له سبباً مشروعاً ما لم يقم الدليل على غير ذلك ممن يدعيه. - إثبات صورية التصرف فيما بين المتعاقدين وورثتهم لا يكون إلا وفق القواعد العامة. مفاد ذلك. عدم جواز إثبات صورة العقد الثابت بالكتابة بغير الكتابة. مثال بشأن استناد الحكم إلى دليل غير جائز مما يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٢٨٣، ٢٩٢، ٢٩٣/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٢/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٥)

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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