Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3401

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

English translation of the principle

Standing in the action. It exists in the plaintiff where he is the holder of the right claimed therein, and in the defendant where the right claimed from him exists against him. - Investigating the existence or absence of standing in the action. A factual matter for the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
الصفة في الدعوى. قيامها بالمدعي متى كان هو صاحب الحق المطلوب فيها وقيامها بالمدعى عليه متى كان الحق المطلوب منه موجودا في مواجهته. - تحرى توافر الصفة أو عدم توافرها في الدعوى. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ١١/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص٢٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 650. PDF pages: 647.

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