Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4335

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

English translation of the principle

The plaintiff’s denial of the defendant’s ownership. Of no avail so long as he has not proved his own ownership. Failure to establish the defendant’s ownership does not entail establishing it for the plaintiff. The ownership claimant’s reliance on the invalidity of the defendant’s title deed. Of no avail so long as he has not proved his own ownership.
Arabic original
نفى المدعى ملكية المدعى عليه. غير مجد. طالما لم يقم هو بإثبات ملكيته. عدم ثبوت الملكية للمدعى عليه. لا يقتضى بثبوتها للمدعى. تحدى مدعى الملكية بعدم صحة وثيقة ملكية المدعى عليه. لا جدوى منه ما دام لم يثبت هو ملكيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٨/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٥/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 854.

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