Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3463

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

English translation of the principle

Under Article 30 of Law 6/1961, where several persons are liable for diya or compensation, they are jointly and severally liable among themselves, whatever the basis of each person’s obligation. The creditor may demand the entire debt from all of them or from any one of them. His demand against one does not prevent him from making a demand against the others. Valid payment of the debt by one discharges the others as against the creditor.
Arabic original
في ظل المادة ٣٠ من القانون ٦/١٩٦١ إذا تعدد المسئولون عن الدية أو التعويض كانوا متضامنين فيما بينهم أياً كان سبب التزام كل منهم للدائن أن يطالبهم جميعاً أو أحدهم بكامل الدين. مطالبته لأحدهم لا تمنعه من مطالبة الباقين وفاء أحدهم بالدين وفاءً صحيحاً يبرأ ذمة الباقين في مواجهة الدائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٩/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٩١)

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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