Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3866
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The heir's patrimony is independent of the deceased's patrimony. - The rule that there is no estate until debts have been paid. Its import: immediately upon death, the estate remains encumbered by an accessory right in rem in favor of the deceased's creditors. - The heir is not liable for the deceased's debts except within the limits of what devolved upon him from the deceased's estate and in accordance with the statutory order of priority for payment from the deceased's estate. Example.
Arabic original
الذمة المالية للوارث مستقلة عن الذمة المالية للمورث. - قاعدة ألا تركة إلا بعد سداد الديون. مؤداها: أن تظل التركة منشغلة بمجرد الوفاة بحق عيني تبعي لدائني المتوفى. - الوارث لا يسأل عن ديون المورث إلا في حدود ما آل إليه من تركة مورثه وطبقاً للترتيب الوارد بالقانون حول أولوية السداد من تركة المتوفى. مثال.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣٣١/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٦٩)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 714. PDF pages: 714.
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