Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4165

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertainment of possession and its manifestations, assessment of the evidence in the action and the facts leading to its establishment with its material and intentional elements as evidence of ownership, and determination of its commencement and continuity. A matter of fact. The court of merits has exclusive authority to assess it. Condition thereof.
Arabic original
تحصيل وضع اليد ومظاهرة وتقدير أدلة الدعوى والوقائع التي تؤدي إلى توافره بركنيه المادي والمعنوي كدليل على الملكية وتحديد بدايته واستمراره. واقع. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بتقديره. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٤، ٤٧/٩٩ مدني جلسة ٣١/١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٥٢) (والطعن ٢٥/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٤/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 815.

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