Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 654

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

English translation of the principle

Legal personality. Its cessation upon the death of a natural person. The implication thereof: litigation can be constituted only between living persons; otherwise it is nonexistent, produces no effect, and cannot be cured by a subsequent procedure, and the judgment issued therein is nonexistent. Example.
Arabic original
الشخصية القانونية. زوالها بوفاة الشخص الطبيعي. مفاد ذلك: أن الخصومة لا تقوم إلا بين أشخاص على قيد الحياة وإلا كانت منعدمة لا ترتب أثراً ولا يصححها إجراء لاحق ويكون الحكم الصادر فيها منعدماً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 146. PDF pages: 146.

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