Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1186

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

English translation of the principle

The municipality's obligation to pay expropriation compensation to those entitled thereto has as its subject the payment of a sum of money and as its source the law. The municipality's delay in fulfilling this obligation. Its effect. The creditor's entitlement to compensation therefor. The basis thereof. Article 306 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
التزام البلدية بأداء مقابل نزع الملكية إلى مستحقيه محله هو أداء مبلغ من النقود ومصدره هو القانون. تأخر البلدية عن الوفاء بهذا الالتزام. أثره. استحقاق الدائن للتعويض عنه. أساس ذلك. م ٣٠٦ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٣/٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 252.

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