Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4162

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

English translation of the principle

The successor may add the period of his possession of the property to the period of his predecessor’s possession. The purpose thereof: completing the prescribed period for his possession to be considered evidence of ownership. - Ascertaining possession and its manifestations, the existence of its material and intentional elements or their cessation, determining its commencement and continuation, and assessing the evidence in the action and the presumptions proving or disproving possession. Matters of fact that the trial court independently assesses. Its condition.
Arabic original
للخلف ضم مدة وضع يده علي العقار إلي مدة وضع يد سلفه. الغاية منه: استكمال المدة المقررة لإعتبار حيازته دليلاً علي الملكية. -تحصيلوضعاليدومظاهرهوتوافرهركنيهالماديوالمعنويأوانقضائهماوتحديدبدايتهواستمراره وتقدير أدلة الدعوى وقرائن إثبات أو نفي وضع اليد. من مسائل الواقع التي تستقل بتقديرها محكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٦/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 814.

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