Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2145

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

English translation of the principle

Limitation applicable to negotiable instruments. Its basis in a presumption of payment completed by the supplementary oath. Condition thereof. The debtor must not advance a defence contradicting this presumption. Example.
Arabic original
التقادم الصرفي. قيامه على قرينة الوفاء مستكملة باليمن المتممة. شرط ذلك.ألا يتمسك المدين بدفاع يناقض هذه القرينة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٢/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٨١) (والطعن ٧٣٢/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 415. PDF pages: 415.

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