Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 576

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

English translation of the principle

An order imprisoning a debtor who refuses to pay. Its condition. Established ability to pay. Its absence. Its effect. Lapse of the order. Article 266 of the Code of Civil Procedure. - Assessment of whether the ability to pay is established. Within the authority of the court of the merits, provided that it bases its judgment on sound reasons.
Arabic original
الأمر بحبس المدين الممتنع عن الوفاء. شرطه. ثبوت المقدرة على الوفاء. تخلفه. أثره. سقوط الأمر. م٢٦٦ مرافعات. - تقدير ثبوت القدرة على الوفاء. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع متى أقامت قضاءها على أسباب سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٧/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٤٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 116. PDF pages: 113.

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