Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 340

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

English translation of the principle

The rule that there is no estate until the debt is paid. Its implication: immediately upon death, the estate remains encumbered by the deceased’s debts and obligations, and his creditors are entitled to pursue it. The effect of this: the heir is liable for the deceased’s debts only to the extent of what has devolved upon him from the deceased’s estate. An example.
Arabic original
قاعدة لا تركة إلا بعد سداد الدين. مؤداها: أن تظل التركة منشغلة بمجرد الوفاة بديون والتزامات المتوفي فيحق لدائنيه تتبعها. أثر ذلك: أن الوارث لا يسأل عن ديون المورث إلا في حدود ما آل إليه من تركة مورثه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٩/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ١٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 73. PDF pages: 73.

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