Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2147

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. It rests on the presumption of payment which the legislature considered should be reinforced by the supplementary oath sworn by the debtor that he is free of liability for the debt claimed. Its implication. The plea thereof is inadmissible where the debtor’s defence contradicts what the legislature presumed by virtue of this presumption.
Arabic original
التقادم الصرفي. قيامه علي قرينة الوفاء التي رأي المشرع تعزيزها باليمين المتممة التي يحلفها المدين علي أن ذمته بريئة من الدين المطالب به. مؤدي ذلك. عدم قبول الدفع به حال تناقض دفاع المدين مع ما افترضه المشرع بمقتضي هذه القرينة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٥/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٢/٢٠٠٢ 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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