Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3029
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Three · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The Court of Appeal may assess witness testimony differently from the assessment thereof by the court of first instance. Its refuting the inferences drawn by the court of first instance. Not necessary. It suffices that its own inference has a basis in the papers.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تقدر أقوال الشهود على غير تقدير محكمة أول درجة لها. تفنيدها لما استخلصته محكمة أول درجة. غير لازم. كفاية أن يكون لاستخلاصها هي أصل بالأوراق.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٤١/١٩٨٤ عمالي جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٢٥٦)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 513. PDF pages: 510.
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