Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4455

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

English translation of the principle

Alleging the existence of a road on the land. Is not evidence of the State’s ownership of it and its classification as public property. Continuation of this use as a thoroughfare for the period necessary to acquire ownership by long prescription. Its effect. The State’s acquisition of ownership thereof.
Arabic original
الادعاء بوجود طريق بالأرض. ليس دليلاً على ملكية الدولة لها واعتبارها أمولاً عامة. استمرار هذا الاستطراق المدة اللازمة اكسب الملكية بالتقادم الطويل. أثره. كسب الدولة لملكيتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٢/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٩/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 876.

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