Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1257

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

English translation of the principle

Unity of the debt with multiple debtors liable for it on the basis of multiple sources gives rise to their concurrent liability, not their joint and several liability. The effect of this. Each is liable for the same debt and for the entire debt, and the creditor may claim it in full from any of them. If he recovers it from one of them, the others are discharged.
Arabic original
وحدة الدين مع تعدد المدينين به بناء على مصادر متعددة ترتب تضاممهم لا تضامنهم. أثر ذلك. كل منهم يكون مديناً بنفس الدين وبكل الدين ويكون للدائن مطالبة أيهم به كله. اذا استوفاه من أحدهم برئت ذمة الآخرين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/٢/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 240. PDF pages: 240.

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