Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4081

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

English translation of the principle

The principle thereof is that the predecessor’s possession accompanies the property upon the transfer of possession to the universal successor, whether he knows the reason for possession or is ignorant of it.
Arabic original
الأصل منه وضع يد السلف تلازم العقار في انتقال وضع اليد إلى الخلف العام سواء أكان عالماً بسبب وضع اليد أو جاهلاً له.
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: 801.

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