Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3502

Establishing marriage to a deceased person. Its consequence. Issuance of a judgment against him. - An action to establish marriage against a deceased person is admissible only within an action asserting another right. The reason therefor. - Determining the scope of the action is a matter of understanding its facts and falls within the trial court’s authority. - A litigant’s claims. The criterion for determining them is the relief he requests in explicit and unequivocal terms to protect a right or legal position. An example of a claim for nullity of a divorce by a deceased predecessor that was not brought within an action asserting a right.