Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 957

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

English translation of the principle

The creditor's retention of the debtor's property in his possession. Its effect. Interruption of the limitation period and continuation thereof for as long as the property remains in the retainer's possession, however long the period since the debt became due. The reason therefor. This is considered a renewed implied acknowledgment of the right to the amount claimed, interrupting the period prescribed for barring the hearing of the action.
Arabic original
حبس الدائن ما للمدين تحت يده. أثره. قطع مدة التقادم واستدامته طالما بقى المال تحت يد الحابس مهما طالت المدة على استحقاق الدين. علة ذلك. اعتبار ذلك إقراراً ضمنياً متجدداً بالحق في المبلغ المطالب به قاطعاً للمدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٢/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ١٤/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ١٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 207.

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