Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2080

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Delivery of what is not due. Its sufficiency to impose on the recipient an obligation to return it. The basis thereof. Unjust enrichment at another’s expense by what he received. The reason why it was not due is immaterial. - An action to recover what was paid without legal entitlement. It is time-barred upon the expiry of 3 years from the day the plaintiff learns of his right to recovery or upon the expiry of 15 years from the day that right arises, whichever period expires first.
Arabic original
تسليم غير المستحق. كفايته لتحمل المستلم بالالتزام بالرد. أساس ذلك. الإثراء بغير وجه حق على حساب الغير بما تسلمه. لا عبره بسبب عدم الاستحقاق. - دعوى استرداد ما دفع بغير وجه حق. سقوطها بمضي ثلاث سنوات من اليوم الذي يعلم فيه المدعي بحقه في الاسترداد أو بانقضاء خمس عشرة سنة من اليوم الذي ينشأ فيه هذا الحق. أي المدتين أقرب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 382. PDF pages: 379.

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