Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1389

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

English translation of the principle

Multiplicity of the sources of an obligation while its subject matter remains one. Its effect. The creditor may demand the entire debt from all the debtors or from any one of them. Their obligation is a joint and several obligation. None of the debtors benefits from the liability of the other so long as his own liability has been established.
Arabic original
تعدد مصدر الالتزام مع بقاء محله واحداً. أثره. للدائن أن يطالب كل المدينين أو أحدهم بكل الدين. التزامهم التزام تضامني. عدم استفادة ايٍ من المدنين مسئولية الآخر ما دامت مسئوليته هو قد تحققت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٢٨، ٦٥٢/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٧/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 264. PDF pages: 264.

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