Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 194

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An action claiming yield for usurpation is time-barred only upon the lapse of fifteen years. A claim for compensation for this usurpation, whether material or moral, is time-barred only after the same period. The reason therefor. The challenged judgment's departure from this view and its application of the three-year limitation period to the compensation action. An error in the application of law requiring its cassation. - 45 - Obligation
Arabic original
دعوى المطالبة بالريع عن الغصب لا تسقط إلا بمضي خمس عشرة سنة. طلب التعويض عن هذا الغصب سواء كان مادياً أو معنوياً لا يسقط إلا بذات المدة. علة ذلك. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر وتطبيقه التقادم الثلاثي على دعوى التعويض. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييزه. - ٤٥ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠٠/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 45. PDF pages: 45.

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