Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4338

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

English translation of the principle

Inferring possession as a presumption establishing ownership is within the authority of the court of merits. So long as it is sound. - Plans and cadastral maps have no probative force in establishing ownership. - Expropriation. An in rem procedure affecting the property itself, with the rights of the persons concerned therein transferring to its assessed compensation.
Arabic original
استخلاص وضع اليد كقرينة على ثبوت الملك من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. مادام سائغاً. - المخططات والخرائط المساحية لا حجية لها في ثبوت الملكية. - نزع الملكية. إجراء عينى يرد على العقار في ذاته وتنتقل حقوق ذوى الشأن فيه إلى مقابل تثمينه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦١)

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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