Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4365

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

English translation of the principle

Possession constituting a Sharia and legal presumption of ownership. Its conditions. - A successor may add the duration of his possession of the real property to the duration of his predecessor’s possession to complete the legally prescribed period. - 858 - Ownership
Arabic original
الحيازة التي تعد قرينة شرعية وقانونية على الملكية. شروطها. - للخلف ضم مدة وضع يده على العقار لمدة وضع يد سلفه لاستكمال المدة المقررة قانوناً. - 858 - ملكية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 858.

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