Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4164

The plea that an action may not be heard due to lapse of time. Its application to an ownership action where the owner has left it for fifteen years despite the existence of grounds for it, namely another person's possession thereof and denial of its owner's right. - Article 1660 of the Majalla of Judicial Rules. Its general and unrestricted wording, without distinction or differentiation between the State and individuals in invoking this plea. - Possession fulfilling its conditions and continuing for fifteen years. A presumption against the owner in favour of the possessor, whether an individual or a legal person. - 814 - Ownership