Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1148

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A claim for a judgment declaring a sale contract valid and enforceable. Its difference from a claim for a judgment confirming ownership through acquisitive possession - 246 - Obligation in subject matter and cause. The former relies on an unregistered sale contract to obtain a judgment whose registration takes the place of registration of the contract in transferring ownership. The latter relies on possession as a means of acquiring ownership to obtain a declaratory judgment establishing it.
Arabic original
طلب الحكم بصحة ونفاذ عقد بيع. اختلافه عن طلب الحكم بتثبيت الملكية بوضع اليد المكسب لها - ٢٤٦ - التزام موضوعاً وسبباً. استناد الأول لعقد بيع غير مسجل للحصول على حكم يقوم تسجيله مقام تسجيل العقد في نقل الملكية. استناد الثاني إلى الحيازة كسبب من أسباب كسب الملكية للحصول على حكم مقرر لثبوتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٤/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢١/٥/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 246. PDF pages: 246–247.

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