KCC 92/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Separation, Matrimonial Property, Marriage, General Criminal Procedure
Decision date
11 May 2002
Catchwords
Obedience Ruling - Housing - Criminal Case - Acquittal - Ruling Not Final - Marriage
This case involved a request for an obedience ruling that a wife should return to the marital home. Key points were whether the housing supplied by the husband was suitable and if the fact a ruling acquitting him of a criminal offence was not yet final made a difference.
Background
A claimant filed a case against his wife before the court. He requested the court to order her to return to the marital home. He said that he got married to her and prepared housing for her but she refused to obey him without legal justification.
The court dismissed the case.
The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court dismissed the appealed ruling and ruled that the wife should return.