Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4371

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

English translation of the principle

The defense that an action may not be heard owing to lapse of time. Its application to an ownership action. Its condition: the owner's leaving it unpursued for 15 years despite the existence of grounds for it, consisting of another's taking possession of it and denying its owner's right. Article 1660 of the Majalla of Judicial Rules.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. وروده على دعوى الملك. شرطه: ترك المالك لها مدة خمسة عشر سنة مع قيام مقتضاها من وضع الغير يده عليها وإنكاره حق مالكها. م ١٦٦٠ من مجلة الأحكام العدلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٥/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٢٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 859.

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