Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1331

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

English translation of the principle

Subrogation of the person who paid the debt to the position of the creditor whose claim has been satisfied. Permissible where the payer was bound by the debt with the debtor or bound to pay it on his behalf. Article 394, Civil Code.
Arabic original
حلول من قام بوفاء الدين محل الدائن الذي استوفى حقه. جائز متى كان الموفى ملزماً بالدين مع المدين أو ملزماً بوفائه عنه. م ٣٩٤ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٨/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 253. PDF pages: 253.

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