Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3462

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

English translation of the principle

Those liable for blood money or compensation are jointly and severally liable for its payment, whatever the cause of each one’s obligation. Whoever pays it has recourse against the others. If one of them alone has an interest in the debt, he is the one who bears it. The basis for this.
Arabic original
المسئولون عن الدية أو التعويض متضامنين في أدائه أياً كان سبب التزام كل منهم. من أداه له الرجوع على الباقين. إذا كان أحدهم هو وحده صاحب المصلحة في الدين فإنه هو الذي يتحمل به. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/٨٢ تجاري جلسة ٨/٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 639. PDF pages: 639.

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