Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 628

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

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship has neither legal personality nor an independent patrimony. Its connection to its owner's patrimony. It must be sued in the person of its owner.
Arabic original
المؤسسة الفردية ليست لها شخصية معنوية أو ذمة مالية مستقلة. ارتباطها بذمة صاحبها. وجوب مقاضاتها في شخص مالكها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 141. PDF pages: 141.

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