Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3227

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

English translation of the principle

Entitlement. Its nature: it is not entitlement to the thing itself, but entitlement to receive it. Receipt of the thing to which one is entitled negates unjust enrichment. Its effect. No obligation to return that thing, even if its delivery was not due. Art. 264, Civil Code.
Arabic original
الاستحقاق. ماهيته: ليس استحقاق الشيء ذاته وإنما هو استحقاق تسلمه. تسلم الشيء المستحق ينتفي به الإثراء بغير حق. أثره. عدم الالتزام برد ذلك الشيء ولو كان أداؤه غير واجب. م ٢٦٤ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٥٠/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ١٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 600. PDF pages: 600.

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