Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1464

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

English translation of the principle

The person paying the debt being bound under the same source as the other debtor, or the existence of a connection between them. Neither is necessary for statutory subrogation. It suffices that he is bound by the debt with the debtor or obliged to pay it on his behalf. Article 394/1, Civil Code. - The creditor may assign to another his right against his debtor. Condition for this: it must not be prohibited by a provision of law, the contracting parties' agreement, or the nature of the obligation. Article 364, Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
التزام الموفي بالدين بمقتضى ذات المصدر الذي يلتزم به المدين الآخر أو وجود رابطة بينهما. غير لازمين للحلول القانوني. كفاية التزامه بالدين مع المدين أو التزامه بوفائه عنه. م ٣٩٤/١ مدني. - للدائن أن يحيل إلى غيره ما له من حق في ذمة مدينه. شرط ذلك: ألا يمنع منه نص في القانون أو اتفاق المتعاقدين أو طبيعة الالتزام. م ٣٦٤ مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٣٥/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٢٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 277. PDF pages: 277.

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