Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2540

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

English translation of the principle

Leaving a debt action unpursued for 15 years despite the existence of grounds for it and another's denial of it. A bar to its being heard.
Arabic original
ترك الدعوى بالدين مع قيام موجبها مع إنكار الغير لها خمس عشرة سنة. مانع من سماعها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 480.

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