Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2108

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

English translation of the principle

Delivery of what is not due. Its sufficiency to impose an obligation of restitution on the recipient. The basis thereof. Unjust enrichment at another’s expense through what he received. The reason why it was not due is immaterial. - An action to recover what was paid without legal entitlement. Its lapse upon the passage of three years from the day the claimant learns of his right to recovery, or upon the expiry of fifteen years from the day that right arises, whichever period expires earlier.
Arabic original
تسليم غير المستحق. كفايته لتحمل المستلم بالالتزام بالرد. أساس ذلك. الإثراء بغير وجه حق على حساب الغير بما تسلمه. لا عبرة بسبب عدم الاستحقاق. - دعوى استرداد ما دفع بغير وجه حق. سقوطها بمضي ثلاث سنوات من اليوم الذي يعلم فيه المدعي بحقه في الاسترداد أو بانقضاء خمس عشرة سنة من اليوم الذي ينشأ فيه هذا الحق. أي المدتين أقرب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 406. PDF pages: 406.

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