Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1043

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Claims arising from a single cause. The value of the action is assessed at their aggregate value. - Assessment of the value of the action in relation to a threshold. Error of appeal. The determining consideration is the litigants’ claims, not the value of what the court awarded. An example.
Arabic original
الطلبات الناشئة عن سبب واحد. تقدر قيمة الدعوى بقيمتها مجتمعة. - تقدير قيمة الدعوى فيما يتعلق بنصاب. خطأ الاستئناف. العبرة فيه بطلبات الخصوم وليس بقيمة ما قضت به المحكمة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/١٩٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 567. PDF pages: 561.

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