Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4109

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

English translation of the principle

Possession of real estate satisfying its conditions. A Sharia and legal presumption of ownership. - The successor may add his predecessor's period of possession to his own period of possession to complete the period of possession.
Arabic original
حيازة العقار حيازة مستوفية لشرائطها. قرينة شرعية وقانونية على الملكية. - للخلف ضم مدة وضع يد سلفه إلى مدة وضع يده لاستكمال مدة الحيازة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 805.

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