Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3513

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

English translation of the principle

Resorting to the payment-order procedure. Its condition. The debt must be a sum of money evidenced in writing, due for payment and fixed in amount. Absence of any of these conditions. Its effect. Following the ordinary procedure for bringing an action. An example concerning a claim for equivalent performance based on the rule of unjust enrichment and not considered fixed in amount.
Arabic original
سلوك طريق أمر الأداء. شرطه. أن يكون الدين مبلغاً من النقود ثابتاً بالكتابة حال الأداء ومعين المقدار. تخلف أحد هذه الشروط. أثره. اتباع الطريق العادي لرفع الدعوى. مثال بشأن طلب أداء معادل قائم على قاعدة الإثراء بلا سبب ولا يعد معين المقدار.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٢/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٤٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 597. PDF pages: 594.

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