KCC 332/2002
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Remedies, Civil Evidence
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
22 Dec 2003
Catchwords
Appointment of an Expert – Final Settlement – Interest – Expert Report
A case involved a dispute between a claimant and defendant over a final settlement.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant requesting that the court appoint an expert to make a final settlement between the parties.
The court assigned an expert who introduced his report and the claimant amended his requests.
The court ruled that the defendant pay the claimant 7100 Dinars.
The claimant and defendant appealed and the appeal court ruled that the defendant also pay annual interest at 7%.
The defendant appealed by cassation.
Decision
The court of cassation repealed the ruling and referred the case to the expert who had introduced his report.
The court stated that it was persuaded by the conclusions of the expert and ruled that the defendant pay the claimant 5850 Dinars plus annual interest at 7%.