Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1803

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment giving the appellant the choice of paying the insurance sum awarded in US dollars or its equivalent in Kuwaiti dinars, that is, payment in either currency. The objection that the papers contain no statement of the US dollar exchange rate in - 345 - Obligation relation to the Kuwaiti dinar and the time of conversion. Affords the appellant only a purely theoretical interest and is therefore inadmissible.
Arabic original
تخيير الحكم للطاعنة بأداء مبلغ التأمين المقضي به بالدولار الأمريكي أو ما يعادله بالدينار الكويتي أي الوفاء بأي من العملتين. النعي بخلو الأوراق من بيان سعر صرف الدولار الأمريكي. في - ٣٤٥ - التزام مقابل الدينار الكويتي وتوقيت معادلته. لا يحقق للطاعنة سوى مصلحة نظرية بحتة ومن ثم غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢/١١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 345. PDF pages: 345–346.

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