Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4437

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

English translation of the principle

An allegation that a road exists on the land does not constitute evidence of the State's ownership thereof. - Use of privately owned land as a thoroughfare. Does not, by itself, allocate it to public benefit and render it State public property. Exception. Its continuation for the period necessary to acquire ownership by long prescription. - 872 - Ownership
Arabic original
الإدعاء بوجود طريق بالأرض لا ينهض دليلاً على ملكية الدولة لها. - استطراق الأرض المملوكة للأفراد. ليس من شأنه وحده تخصيصها للمنفعة العامة واعتبارها من الأموال العامة للدولة. الاستثناء. استمراره المدة اللازمة لكسب الملكية بالتقادم الطويل. - 872 - ملكية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٢/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 872.

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