Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4652

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that fruits belong to the owner or the person having the right of usufruct over the thing. The exception. The right of a possessor in good faith to the fruits collected and the benefit obtained. The possessor is deemed to be in good faith until the contrary is established. The possessor becomes in bad - 919 - Ownership faith if an action is brought against the possessor indicating that the right claimed over the thing possessed does not belong to the possessor. The possessor is deemed as such from the time of service of the statement of claim, even if the possessor continues to believe that the right belongs to the possessor. An example.
Arabic original
الأصل أن الثمار للمالك أو من له حق الانتفاع بالشيء. الاستثناء. حق الحائز حسن النية فيما يقبضه من ثمار ويحصل عليه من منفعة. اعتبار الحائز حسن النية إلى أن يثبت العكس. صيرورته سيء - 919 - ملكية النية إذا رفعت عليه دعوى تفيد أن الحق الذي يدعيه على الشيء الذي يحوزه ليس له. إعتباره كذلك من وقت إعلانه بصحيفة الدعوى ولو بقى معتقداً أنه صاحب حق. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٨/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٧/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ٥٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 919–920.

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