Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2179

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

English translation of the principle

Possession is a material fact capable of proof by all means of evidence. The decisive consideration therein. What does not deprive it of its peaceful character, interrupt prescription, or affect physical possession.
Arabic original
الحيازة واقعة مادية تقبل الاثبات بكافة طرق الاثبات. العبرة فيها. ما لا ينفي عنها صفة الهدوء ولا يقطع التقادم ولا يؤثر في وضع اليد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٣/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٨/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 422. PDF pages: 422.

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