Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3788

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

English translation of the principle

A witness's kinship with one of the litigants. Does not preclude hearing his testimony unless he lacks discernment owing to the existence of one of the circumstances set out in Article 43 of the Evidence Law. The trial court's refusal to hear a witness because of his kinship with one of the litigants. An error in applying the law requiring cassation of the judgment. Example.
Arabic original
قرابة الشاهد لأحد الخصوم. غير مانعة من سماع شهادته ما لم يكن غير قادر على التمييز بتوافر إحدى الحالات الواردة بالمادة ٤٣ من قانون الإثبات. امتناع محكمة الموضوع عن سماع شاهد لقرابته لأحد الخصوم. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييزه الحكم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٢/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٦/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 712. PDF pages: 709.

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