Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1107

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

English translation of the principle

Proof of the obligation. It rests upon the creditor. The debtor may prove discharge thereof. - Failure to establish the claimed right by legally recognized evidence. Its effect. Treating it as equivalent to nonexistence.
Arabic original
إثبات الالتزام. وقوعه على عاتق الدائن. للمدين إثبات التخلص منه. - عدم ثبوت الحق المدعى به بالدليل المعتبر. أثره. اعتباره والعدم سواء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٠٣، ٥١٥/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 214. PDF pages: 214.

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