Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2771

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

English translation of the principle

Guarantee of a future obligation. Permissible even if the obligation does not exist at the time of the guarantee. The condition for this: specification in the guarantee contract of a maximum limit for the guarantor’s undertaking. The reason for this. Article 749 of the Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
كفالة الالتزام المستقبل. جائزة وإن كان الالتزام غير موجود وقت الكفالة. شرط ذلك: تحديد حد أقصى لما يلتزم به الكفيل في عقد الكفالة. علة ذلك. م ٧٤٩ مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٧، ١٣٨/٢٠٠٣ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٦٢٠)

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

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