Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1368

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal may assess witness testimony differently from the court of first instance and need not refute what the court of first instance inferred from the evidence. The condition for that.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الاستئناف تقدير أقوال الشهود على نحو مخالف لتقدير محكمة أول درجة ولا عليها تفنيد ما استخلصته محكمة أول درجة من البينة. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/١٩٩٣ أحوال جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٦٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 635. PDF pages: 629.

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