Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4030

The purchaser of real property. A particular successor to the seller. The effect thereof. He has the right to claim compensation for usurpation of the property. - The Municipality’s seizure of the disputed land on a date preceding its purchase by the respondent, without following the procedures stipulated in the Expropriation Law. The consequence thereof. Its liability for compensation vis-à-vis the previous owner. Transfer of the latter’s right to claim compensation to the purchaser to whom ownership devolved. - 789 - Ownership