Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 852

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

English translation of the principle

Standing in an action exists in the defendant whenever the right sought therein exists against him. Basis thereof. - Complaint that a judgment failed to answer a plea or defence. Its proper occasion: the judgment contains nothing constituting an implicit answer thereto, and the defence is material and affects its determination. Example concerning the existence of standing in the two defendants.
Arabic original
الصفة في الدعوى تقوم بالمدعي عليه متى كان الحق المطلوب فيها موجوداً في مواجهته. أساس ذلك. - النعي بالتفات الحكم عن الرد على دفع أو دفاع. محله: عدم إيراده ما يصلح رداً ضمنياً عليه وأن يكون دفاعاً جوهرياً مؤثراً في قضائه. مثال بشأن توافر الصفة في المدعي عليهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٧٥، ٩٨٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٠/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 163. PDF pages: 160.

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