Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1498

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

English translation of the principle

An appellate judgment is not defective for referring, in its account of the facts, to the first-instance judgment, even if it reverses it.
Arabic original
لا يعيب الحكم الاستئنافي أن يحيل في تحصيل الوقائع إلى الحكم الابتدائي وإن ألغاه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٣٨، ٢٤١/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٨٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 235. PDF pages: 232.

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