Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1241

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A judgment rendered against one of the joint and several debtors may not be invoked against the others, and a judgment rendered against one of the debtors is not binding on the joint and several guarantor so long as he was not joined as a party to the action in which it was rendered. Article 271 of the former Commercial Law.
Arabic original
صدور حكم على أحد المدينيين المتضامنين لا يحتج به على الباقين وصدور حكم على أحد المدينيين ليس حجة على الكفيل المتضامن ما دام لم يختصم في الدعوى الصادر فيها. م ٢٧١ تجاري سابق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٤٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 237. PDF pages: 237.

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