Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1292

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

English translation of the principle

Joint and several liability of the guarantor with the debtor. Effect thereof. The creditor may demand the debt from the guarantor alone. The guarantor may not resist the demand by requiring prior recourse against the debtor or prior execution against the debtor’s assets. - A plurality of guarantors jointly and severally liable among themselves and with the debtor. Effect thereof. The guarantor who has paid the debt may have recourse against each of the others for that guarantor’s share of the debt and the share of any insolvent guarantor, by an action in subrogation or a personal action. Payment by that guarantor of a portion of the debt equivalent to that guarantor’s share. Consequence thereof. The guarantor has no recourse for what was paid. A judgment contrary thereto. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
تضامن الكفيل مع المدين. أثره. للدائن مطالبة الكفيل وحده بالدين. ليس للكفيل دفع المطالبة بالرجوع أولاً على المدين أو تجريده من أمواله. - تعدد الكفلاء المتضامنين فيما بينهم ومع المدين . أثره . للكفيل الذي وفي بالدين الرجوع على كل من الباقين بحصته في الدين وبحصة المعسر منهم بدعوى الحلول أو بالدعوى الشخصية. وفاؤه بجزء من الدين يعادل حصته. مؤداه. ليس له الرجوع بما أوفاه. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٢/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 246. PDF pages: 246.

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