Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1519

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

English translation of the principle

A party joined to compel production of a document in his possession. Not a true litigant. The consequence thereof. The oath tendered to him concerning the document. Not a decisive oath. The reason therefor. - A decisive oath may be tendered only by one litigant to another, must be directed to the fact by which the dispute is resolved, and must concern the mere existence of evidence in the action.
Arabic original
الخصم المدخل لإلزام بتقديم ورقة تحت يده. ليس بخصم حقيقي. أثر ذلك. اليمين الموجهة إليه بشأن الورقة. ليست يميناً حاسمة. علة ذلك. - اليمين الحاسمة لا توجه إلا من خصم لخصم وأن توجه إلى الواقعة التي ينحسم النزاع بها وأن تنصب على مجرد وجود دليل بالدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٩/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٧/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 278. PDF pages: 275.

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