KCC 125/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Legitimacy, Civil Courts, Agency, Legal Rights
Decision date
24 Mar 2002
Catchwords
Power of Attorney - Dead - Court - Lineage
This case involved the cancellation of a power of attorney of a dead woman. The claim related to validation of lineage and had not been dealt with by the relevant committee.
Background
A claimant filed a case against defendants before the court. He requested the court to dismiss the power of attorney issued by a deceased woman to the first defendant and to dismissed all the actions which resulted from such attorney.
The court dismissed the case because it was filed against an irrelevant party.
The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.