Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3494

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the facts of the action, giving it its true description, and assigning it the correct legal characterization are within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
فهم الواقع في الدعوى وإعطائها وصفها الحق وإسباغ التكييف القانوني الصحيح عليها من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص١٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 664. PDF pages: 661.

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