Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4279

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

English translation of the principle

The probative force of a private instrument derives from the signature alone and is rebutted only by denial by the person to whom an error, signature, seal or fingerprint is attributed. The condition for a plea of denial. That it be express and unequivocal. Mere silence by the person to whom the instrument is attributed. It is considered to have emanated from him. The reason therefor. Silence is an implicit acknowledgment.
Arabic original
حجية الورقة العرفية تستمد من التوقيع وحده ولا تندفع إلا بإنكار من نسب إليه خطأ أو توقيعاً أو ختماً أو بصمة. شرط الدفع بالإنكار. أن يكون صريحاً جازماً. مجرد سكوت من نسبت الورقة إليه. اعتبارها صادرة منه. علة ذلك. السكوت إقرار ضمني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 789. PDF pages: 786.

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