Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4158

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

English translation of the principle

Possession is a person's control, personally or through another, over a tangible thing in respect of which he appears as owner or holder of another real right, and if it continues for fifteen years peacefully, openly, and with the intention of owning the immovable property he possesses. This accords with the provisions of Article 935, Civil Code. - Inferring possession of immovable property and assessing the evidence establishing possession in both its material and mental elements or negating it. Matters of fact independently determined by the court of merits. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
الحيازة هي سيطرة شخص بنفسه أو بواسطة غيره على شيء مادي ظهر عليه بمظهر المالك أو صاحب حق عيني آخر وإذا استمرت خمس عشرة سنة هادئة ظاهرة وبنية الملك للعقار الذي يحوزه. اتفاق ذلك مع ما نصت عليه المادة ٩٣٥ مدني. - استخلاص وضع اليد على العقار وتقدير الأدلة التي تؤدي إلى توافر الحيازة بعنصريها المادي والمعنوي أو انتفائها. من مسائل الواقع التي تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٠، ٨٢/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٢١/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 813.

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