Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4128

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

English translation of the principle

Possession conferring ownership. Its conditions and nature. - Ascertaining possession of immovable property, assessing evidence of the existence of its elements, and adopting the expert's report or the witnesses heard by him are within the authority of the court of merits. - Abandonment of the property under the system of the Majalla of Judicial Rules does not result in the lapse of the right of ownership thereof.
Arabic original
الحيازة المكسبة الملكية. شروطها وماهيتها. - تحصيل وضع اليد على العقار وتقدير أدلة توافر أركانه والأخذ بتقرير الخبير أو الشهود الذين سمعهم من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. - ترك العين وفقاً لنظام مجلة الأحكام العدلية لا يترتب عليه سقوط حق ملكيتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٥/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٤/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ١٠١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 808.

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