Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2237

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The issuer's signature on the instrument. Its necessary consequence. His obligation to pay its value even if the cause of the indebtedness is not stated with it. Reason: a lawful cause is presumed for every contract unless evidence to the contrary is established. The burden of proving the absence or unlawfulness of the cause. It rests upon the person alleging it.
Arabic original
توقيع مصدر السند عليه. لازمه. التزامه بدفع قيمته ولو لم يذكر معه سبب المديونية. علة ذلك: افتراض السبب المشروع لكل عقد ما لم يقم دليل على غير ذلك. عبء إثبات انعدام السبب أو عدم مشروعيته. على من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٣/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 391. PDF pages: 391.

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