Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1399

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

English translation of the principle

Invalidity of the appealed judgment for a defect that does not extend to the statement of claim, in respect of which the court of first instance exhausted its jurisdiction by adjudicating it. The Court of Appeal must not stop at declaring invalidity. It must proceed to hear the action.
Arabic original
بطلان الحكم المستأنف لعيب لا يمتد لصحيفة الدعوى التي استنفدت محكمة أول درجة ولايتها بالحكم فيها. عدم وقوف محكمة الاستئناف عند حد تقرير البطلان. وجوب مضيها في نظر الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧/١٩٩٨ أحوال جلسة ٦/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص ٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 639. PDF pages: 633.

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