Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1176

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The donee's possession of the gifted property before an impediment affecting the donor arises through death or otherwise. A condition for completion of the gift contract under the school of Imam Malik. - Gifts. Under Amiri Decree No. 19 of 1959, they are personal status matters.
Arabic original
حيازة الموهوب له للعين الموهوبة قبل حصول المانع للواهب من موت أو غيره. شرط لتمام عقد الهبة في مذهب الإمام مالك. - الهبة. في ظل المرسوم الأميري رقم ١٩ لسنة ١٩٥٩ من مسائل الأحوال الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٨٤ مدني جلسة ٢٦/١١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 548. PDF pages: 533.

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