Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4174

Lands not owned by individuals and real properties whose owners died without an heir. State ownership thereof. Lands situated within the boundaries of private ownership whose ownership by the State has not been established. Individuals may claim ownership thereof and adduce evidence thereof without being bound by the provisions of Law 5/1975. - 816 - Ownership - Possession of real property for fifteen years. A presumption of its possessor’s ownership thereof. A successor may add the period of his possession to the period of his predecessor’s possession to complete that period. - Inference of possession and assessment of evidence of the existence of possession in its material and intentional elements. A matter of fact for the trial court. Its condition.