Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 782

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining and understanding the facts, assessing and weighing evidence of forgery or its absence, preferring that found convincing and rejecting the rest, and inferring presumptions from the facts of the action and the litigants' conduct. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its reliance on several mutually supporting presumptions. Its effect. It is impermissible to discuss each presumption separately to establish its insufficiency in itself.
Arabic original
تحصيل فهم الواقع وتقدير أدلة التزوير أو نفيه وموازنتها وترجيح ما يطمئن إليه منها وإطراح ما عداه واستنباط القرائن من وقائع الدعوى ومسلك الخصوم. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. استنادها لعدة قرائن متساندة. أثره. عدم جواز مناقشة كل قرينة على حدة لإثبات عدم كفايتها في ذاتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٠، ٧٢/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 132. PDF pages: 129.

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