Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 209

The existence of land never previously owned by an individual, or whose owners died without heirs. Its effect. Its ownership devolves upon the State. Article 878 of the Civil Code. - Land situated within the general planning boundary south of the Fifth Ring Road, the village of Jahra B/520, and Failaka Island within Plan No. 32689. It is regarded as privately owned land. The exception. State-owned land. Its implication. Individuals’ right to adduce legal evidence of its ownership. The consequence of this. Ownership within the general planning boundary falls outside the scope of application of Law, Law 5 of 1975. - The possessor’s ownership of real estate. Its condition. Possession for fifteen years. The successor’s right to add the period of his predecessor’s possession to complete this period. Inferring this. A question of fact within the independent purview of the trial court.