Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3091

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Where partition of commonly owned property in kind is impossible or partition would diminish its value. The court may resort to liquidation. - Partition among co-owners by allotment. Its prerequisite. The possibility of dividing the permissible property in kind or the co-owners' agreement to allotment. An example.
Arabic original
تعذر قسمة المال الشائع عيناً أو كان من شأن القسمة حدوث نقص في قيمته. للمحكمة اللجوء إلى طريق التصفية. - إجراء القيسمة بين الشركاء على الشيوع بطريق التجنيب. مناطه. إمكانية قسمة المال الشائغ عيناً أو اتفاق الشركاء على التجنيب. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٢/٩٨ مدني جلسة ١/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 527. PDF pages: 527.

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