Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 648

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

English translation of the principle

The presumption is the existence of volition unless the contrary is established. - Inferring the existence of a state of insanity extinguishing volition, as one of the impediments to capacity, and its susceptibility to change and cessation according to its nature. A question of fact for the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
الأصل توافر الإرادة ما لم يثبت العكس. - استخلاص قيام حالة الجنون المعدم للإرادة بأعتباره أحد عوارض الأهلية وقابليتها للتغيير والزوال بحسب طبيعتها. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٠/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث ص٣٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 130. PDF pages: 127.

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