Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2636

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

English translation of the principle

Yield owed by a possessor in bad faith. An action therefor shall not be heard, upon denial, after 15 years. - Yield. Its nature: compensation for usurpation that deprived the owner of real property of its fruits. - The judgment reaching the correct result. Erroneous legal propositions in its reasons do not vitiate it. The Court of Cassation may correct its reasons without quashing it.
Arabic original
الريع في ذمة الحائز سيئ النية. عدم سماع الدعوى به عند الإنكار بمضي خمس عشرة سنة. - الريع. ماهيته: تعويض عن الغصب الذي حرم مالك العقار من ثماره. - انتهاء الحكم إلى النتيجة الصحيحة. لا يعيبه ما أورده في أسبابه من تقريرات قانونية خاطئة. لمحكمة التمييز أن تصحح أسبابه دون أن تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩٢/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٩/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 500. PDF pages: 497.

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