Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4193

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

English translation of the principle

A co-owner in undivided ownership may claim the yield of his share in the common property from the co-owners possessing more than their shares therein, each in proportion to his share of that excess. - Ascertaining physical possession and its manifestations, the existence or absence of its material and intentional elements, determining its commencement and continuation, and the existence of good faith. A matter for the court of merits. The condition and reason for that.
Arabic original
للشريك على الشيوع الرجوع بريع حصته في المال الشائع على الشركاء واضعي اليد على ما يزيد عن حصصهم فيه كل بقدر نصيبه في هذه الزيادة. - تحصيل وضع اليد ومظاهره وتوافر ركنيه المادي والمعنوي أو انتفائهما وتحديد بدايته وإستمراره وتوافر حسن النية. موضوعي. شرط وعلة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٣٦٧، ٣٦٩، ٣٧٥/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ٧/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٤٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 821.

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