Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4308

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

English translation of the principle

Where partition of common property in kind is impossible or partition would cause a reduction in its value. The court may resort to liquidation. - Effecting partition among co-owners in undivided ownership by allocation of separate portions. Its criterion. The possibility of partitioning the common property in kind or the co-owners’ agreement to allocation of separate portions. Example.
Arabic original
تعذر قسمة المال الشائع عيناً أو كان من شأن القسمة حدوث نقص في قيمته. للمحكمة اللجوء إلى طريق التصفية. - إجراء القسمة بين الشركاء على الشيوع بطريق التجنيب. مناطه. إمكانية قسمة المال الشائغ عيناً أو اتفاق الشركاء على التجنيب. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٢/٩٨ مدني جلسة ١/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٨٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 848.

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