Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3123

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

English translation of the principle

Validity of a gift. What is required therefor: the donor’s ownership of the property gifted. An example of a gift lacking a subject matter because the donor does not own the gifted property.
Arabic original
صحة الهبة. ما يشترط لها: ملكية الموهوب للواهب. مثال لورود الهبة على غير محل لعدم ملكية الواهب للمال الموهوب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٤، ٣٥/٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 609.

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