Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3489

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

English translation of the principle

Multiplicity of debtors for a single debt and differing sources of each debtor’s obligation. Consequence thereof. All are liable for performance of the obligation, and the creditor may claim the entire debt from any one of them individually, since they are liable in solidum for the debt. No debtor benefits from the establishment of another’s liability so long as his own liability has been established. - The creditor’s obtaining a judgment against one debtor. Does not deprive him of his right to claim against another debtor or the remaining debtors. Condition: he has not recovered his entitlement from the first judgment debtor. The challenged judgment’s contravention thereof. A violation of the law and an error in its application requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
تعدد المدينين عن دين واحد واختلاف مصدر التزام كل منهم. مؤداه. مسئوليتهم جميعاً عن الوفاء بالالتزام وللدائن أن يطالب أياً منهم منفرداً بكل الدين لالتزامهم تضاممياً بالدين. عدم استفادة أي من المدينين من ثبوت مسئولية الآخر مادامت مسئوليته هو قد تحققت. - استصدار الدائن حكماً ضد أحد المدينين. لا يسلبه حقه في مطالبة مدين آخر أو باقي المدينين. شرطه: عدم استيفاء حقه من المحكوم عليه الأول. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه ذلك. مخالفة للقانون وخطأ في تطبيقه يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٠١٩/٢٠٠٣، ٣/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٩/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 644. PDF pages: 644.

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