Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2764

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Suretyship presupposes the existence of a secured obligation owed by the principal debtor and a contract between the surety and the creditor imposing on the surety an obligation to perform the original obligation. - 511 - Obligation - The creditor’s submission of the judgment for enforcement procedures to be taken. Its implication. The creditor’s advance acceptance of the surety whom the Director of Enforcement considers acceptable on account of his financial ability, thereby precluding the creditor from exercising his right to have him imprisoned.
Arabic original
الكفالة تفترض وجود التزام مكفول في ذمة المدين الأصلي ووجود عقد بين الكفيل والدائن يرتب التزاماً بذمة الكفيل بتنفيذ الالتزام الأصلي. - ٥١١ - التزام - تقديم الدائن الحكم لاتخاذ اجراءات تنفيذه. مؤداه. ارتضاء الدائن سلفاً للكفيل الذي يرى مدير التنفيذ قبوله لاقتداره فيمتنع عليه إعمال حقه في حبسه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٥، ٣٣/٨٨ مدني جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 511. PDF pages: 511–512.

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