Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3947

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

English translation of the principle

The subject of proof is the legal fact giving rise to the obligation, not the obligation itself. The consequence thereof. A person alleging the existence of a commercial guarantee must prove its source. - Establishing or negating the guarantee. A matter of fact within the independent purview of the trial court. The condition therefor.
Arabic original
محل الإثبات هو الواقعة القانونية مصدر الالتزام وليس الالتزام ذاته. مؤدى ذلك. على مدعي قيام الكفالة التجارية إثبات مصدرها. - قيام الكفالة أو نفيها. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٦/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢/٧/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 774.

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