Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1225

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

English translation of the principle

The deficiency vitiating a judgment for failure to respond to a material defense. Its nature. Example. The judgment dismissing the action without addressing the significance of a presumption whose examination may shift the burden of proof, and without addressing another presumption derived from two judgments relating to liability for the accident.
Arabic original
القصور الذي يعيب الحكم لعدم رده على دفاع جوهري. ماهيته مثال. رفض الحكم للدعوى دون التعرض لدلالة قرينة قد يترتب على بحثها نقل عبء الإثبات ودون التعرض لقرينة أخرى مستمدة من حكمين يتعلقان بالمسئولية عن الحادث.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٣/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 193. PDF pages: 190.

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