Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2438

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

English translation of the principle

An action concerning ownership and real property. It shall not be heard if left for fifteen years. - Leaving the property. Its meaning. Leaving it while another usurps it, encroaches upon it and denies its owner's right. Leaving and neglecting it without that does not extinguish its owner's right or bar the hearing of an action concerning it.
Arabic original
دعوى الملك والعقار. لا تسمع إذا تركت خمسة عشر سنة. - ترك العين. مقصوده. تركها مع قيام غصب الغير لها وتعديه عليها وإنكار حق مالكها. تركها وإهمالها دون ذلك لا يسقط حق مالكها ولا يمنع سماع الدعوى بها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٧١، ٢٦٧/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 459. PDF pages: 456.

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