Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1252

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 debtors liable in solidum. Does not have effect against the others. If rendered in favour of one of them, the others benefit from it unless it is based on a ground specific to the debtor in whose favour it was rendered.
Arabic original
صدور حكم على أحد المدينين المتضامين. عدم سريانه في حق الباقين. إذا صدر لصالح أحدهم استفاد منه الباقون ما لم يكن مبنياً على سبب خاص بالمدين الذي صدر لصالحه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٥، ٩٦/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 239. PDF pages: 239.

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