Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3783

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

English translation of the principle

A person who must begin performing his obligation before the other may not plead the other's non-performance of his obligation.
Arabic original
ليس لمن عليه البدء في تنفيذ التزامه قبل الآخر أن يدفع بعدم تنفيذ الآخر لالتزامه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨١/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٩/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٤٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 654. PDF pages: 651.

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