Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2956

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

English translation of the principle

Limitation applicable to negotiable instruments. Its basis in a presumption of payment completed by the supplementary oath. The condition for this. The debtor must not invoke a defence contradicting this presumption. Example. - Limitation of an action on the warranty of the engineer or contractor:-
Arabic original
التقادم الصرفي. قيامه على قرينة الوفاء مستكملة باليمن الم تممة. شرط ذلك.ألا يتمسك المدين بدفاع يناقض هذه القرينة. مثال. - تقادم دعوى ضمان المهندس أو المقاول:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣٢/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 506. PDF pages: 506.

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