Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4078

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

English translation of the principle

Taking possession of property. It has no legal significance except for a person who intended to possess the property for himself and actually possessed it with the intention of owning it. Possession by a beneficiary of a waqf. Derivative possession by agreement, retaining its character however long it lasts, and passing to the heir - 800 - Ownership over the real property in this capacity, however successive the inheritances and however long their duration. There is no relevance to good or bad faith so long as the character of possession has not been changed to original possession by the means prescribed by law.
Arabic original
وضع اليد على مال. لا اعتبار له قانوناً إلا لمن أراد حيازة المال لنفسه وحازه فعلاً بنية تملكه. حيازة المستحق في الوقف. حيازة عرضية باتفاق وتبقى على صفتها مهما طالت وتنتقل إلى الوارث - 800 - ملكية على العقار بهذه الصفة مهما تسلسل التوريث وطال زمانه. لا محل لحسن النية أو سوء النية طالما لم يغير صفة الحيازة إلى حيازة أصيلة بالطرق المقررة قانوناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/١٩٧٤ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٢/١٩٧٦ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 800–801.

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