Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2270

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for absence of entitlement. It is viewed: from the perspective of the recipient, not from the perspective of the payer. - An action for restitution of a payment not due lapses upon the passage of three years from the day on which the claimant learns of his right to restitution, or fifteen years from the day on which that right arises.
Arabic original
العبرة في عدم الاستحقاق. النظر إليه: من زاوية المتسلم لا من زاوية الدافع. - سقوط دعوى رد غير المستحق بمضي ثلاث سنوات من اليوم الذي يعلم فيه المدعي بحقه في الاسترداد أو بخمسة عشرة سنة من يوم نشوء هذا الحق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٨/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 439. PDF pages: 439.

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