Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2743

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the value of the action in relation to the appeal threshold. Where the defendant submits an incidental claim or brings an ancillary warranty action. It is based on the higher value of the two claims, original or incidental, not on the aggregate of the two claims in the action.
Arabic original
تقدير قيمة الدعوى فيما يتعلق بنصاب الاستئناف. إذا قدم المدعي عليه طلباً عارضاً أو أقام دعوى ضمان فرعية. يكون على أساس الأكبر قيمة من الطلبين الأصلي أو العارض لا على أساس مجموع الطلبين في الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ١٣/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٥٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 465. PDF pages: 462.

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