Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3446

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

English translation of the principle

The subject matter of the obligation being ascertainable in amount when the obligation arises. When this is established: the judiciary must not have broad discretion in assessing it, even if the debtor disputes its amount. Example. - Default or statutory interest. Its condition. The subject matter of the obligation must be a sum of money ascertainable in amount when the obligation arises, and the debtor must delay payment thereof. The meaning of the expression ascertainable in amount. Example of a debt ascertainable in amount when the obligation arises.
Arabic original
كون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام. متى يتحقق: ألا يكون للقضاء سلطة رحبة في تقديره ولو نازع المدين في مقداره. مثال. - الفوائد التأخيرية أو القانونية. شرطها. كون محل الالتزام مبلغاً من النقود معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام وتأخر المدين في الوفاء به. المقصود بعبارة معلوم المقدار. مثال لدين معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٧/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 582. PDF pages: 582.

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