Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3245

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

English translation of the principle

Receipt of what is not due. Sufficient to impose an obligation of restitution upon the recipient. This includes every case in which the recipient rightfully received what he received and something subsequently occurred that rendered retention of all or part of what he received without a basis.
Arabic original
تسلم غير المستحق. كاف لتحمل المستلم بالالتزام بالرد يندرج في ذلك كل حالة يكون فيها المتسلم قد قبض ما تسلمه بحق ثم طرأ ما يجعل بقاء ما تسلمه كله أو بعضه دون سند.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٤/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢٧/١٢/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٣٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 603. PDF pages: 603.

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