Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3557

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

English translation of the principle

Identity of subject matter in the two actions: when it is established. - A wife's bringing an action for judicial divorce on grounds of harm and its dismissal. Her right to bring a subsequent action on the same ground. The condition for this. That she rely on facts different from those upon which the first action was brought. Drawing that conclusion is independently within the province of the judge of merits.
Arabic original
وحدة المحل في الدعويين متى تتحقق. - إقامة الزوجة دعوى تطليق للضرر ورفضها. حقها في إقامة دعوى لاحقة لذات السبب. شرط ذلك. استنادها لوقائع مغايرة للمرفوعة بها الدعوى الأولى. استخلاص ذلك استقلال قاضي الموضوع به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص١٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 674. PDF pages: 671.

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