Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2598

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

English translation of the principle

Possession of immovable property satisfying its conditions for fifteen years. A presumption of the possessor’s ownership. The successor may add the period of his predecessor’s possession to complete the prescribed period. - Inferring possession of immovable property, assessing the evidence establishing possession in its two elements as evidence of ownership, and determining its commencement and continuation. Matters of fact.
Arabic original
حيازة العقار مستوفاة لشرائطها خمسة عشر عاماً. قرينة على ملكية الحائز. للخلف ضم مدة وضع يد سلفه لاستكمال المدة المقررة. - استخلاص وضع اليد على العقار وتقدير الأدلة التي تؤدي إلى توافر الحيازة بعنصريها كدليل على الملكية وتحديد بدايته واستمراره. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٩٨، ٨٣٨/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٤/١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 502. PDF pages: 502.

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