Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1207

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

English translation of the principle

The court is bound by what the parties maintain. A judgment based on the exclusion of a party's memorandum containing the added additional claim altering the two original claims, because it was not served and the opposing party had not seen it. No error.
Arabic original
تقيد المحكمة بما يتمسك به الخصوم. الحكم على أساس استبعاد مذكرة الخصم المتضمنة للطلب الإضافي المضاف المغير للطلبين الأصليين لعدم إعلانها وعدم إطلاع الخصم عليها. لا خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٨/١٩٨١ عمالي جلسة ١٣/٤/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 226. PDF pages: 223.

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