Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1326

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

English translation of the principle

Discharge of the joint and several or non-joint and several surety because the creditor has lost the securities securing the guaranteed debt. Prerequisite. Loss of the security must be due to the creditor's fault, and the surety must prove the damage sustained as a result and the amount of such damage. - Assessment of whether the creditor committed a fault leading to impairment of his securities. A matter of fact for the trial court. Condition. Example concerning a formal mortgage over a commercial establishment.
Arabic original
براءة ذمة الكفيل المتضامن أو غير المتضامن بسبب إضاعة الدائن التأمينات الضامنة للدين المكفول. مناطه. أن تكون إضاعة التأمين بخطأ من الدائن وأن يثبت الكفيل ما أصابه من ضرر نتيجة ذلك ومقدار هذا الضرر. - تقدير وقوع الدائن في الخطأ المؤدي إلى إضعاف تأميناته. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه. مثال بشأن رهن رسمي على محل تجاري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٢٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 252.

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