Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2849

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

English translation of the principle

A successor may add the period of his possession of the immovable property to the period of his predecessor’s possession. Its purpose: completing the prescribed period for his possession to be considered evidence of ownership.
Arabic original
للخلف ضم مدة وضع يده على العقار إلى مدة وضع يد سلفه. الغاية منه: استكمال المدة المقررة لاعتبار حيازته دليلاً على الملكية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٦/٩٧ مدني جلسة ١٥/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 553.

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