Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2268

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

English translation of the principle

The principle that the creditor bears the burden of proving the debt and the debtor bears the burden of proving discharge from it. Its scope of application is when the creditor demands that the debtor perform his obligation in kind. However, when the creditor alleges contractual fault, he bears the burden of proving it, pursuant to the principle that the claimant bears the burden of adducing evidence of the alleged legal fact.
Arabic original
مبدأ أن الدائن مكلف بإثبات الدين والمدين مكلف بإثبات التخلص منه. مجال تطبيقه يكون عند مطالبة الدائن للمدين بتنفيذ التزامه عيناً أما عند ادعاء الدائن الخطأ التعاقدي فعليه عبء إثباته طبقاً لمبدأ أن على المدعي عبء إقامة الدليل على الواقعة القانونية المدعاة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 395. PDF pages: 395.

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