Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1365

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

English translation of the principle

Joint and several liability and concurrent liability of debtors coincide in the multiplicity of legal ties and unity of subject matter. They differ in that the source of each jointly and severally liable debtor’s obligation is the same, whereas it differs in the case of concurrent liability. The effect thereof.
Arabic original
تضامن المدينين وتضاممهم يتفقان في تعدد الروابط ووحدة المحل. اختلافهما من حيث وحدة مصدر التزام كل من المدينين المتضامنين واختلافه في حالة الالتزام التضاممي. أثر ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٨، ١٤٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 259. PDF pages: 259.

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