Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 342

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

English translation of the principle

The presumption that every obligation has a lawful cause, even if it is not mentioned in the instrument of indebtedness, unless evidence to the contrary is established. Article 177, Civil Code. Whoever alleges the absence or unlawfulness of the cause bears the burden of proof.
Arabic original
افتراض أن لكل التزام سبباً مشروعاً ولو لم يذكر في سند المديونية ما لم يقم الدليل على غير ذلك. م١٧٧ مدني . من يدعي انعدام السبب أو عدم مشروعيته يقع عليه عبء الإثبات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧٠/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ١٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 408. PDF pages: 402.

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