Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3347

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

English translation of the principle

What is meant by the subject matter of the obligation being of a known amount at the time it arises is that determination of its amount rests on - 563 - Commercial fixed bases over which the judiciary has no power of assessment. The effect thereof in relation to commencement of the accrual of statutory interest.
Arabic original
المقصود بكون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه أن يكون تحديد مقداره قائماً على أسس - ٥٦٣ - تجاري ثابتة لا يكون للقضاء سلطة في تقديره. أثر ذلك بالنسبة لبدء سريان الفوائد القانونية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٧/١٩٩١ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 563. PDF pages: 563–564.

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