Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1824

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

English translation of the principle

Validity of payment of a debt. Its condition. That it be made to the creditor. Payment to someone other than the creditor. Its effect. The debtor is not discharged unless the creditor ratifies that payment or derives a benefit from it.
Arabic original
صحة الوفاء بالدين. شرطه. أن يكون للدائن. الوفاء به لغير الدائن. أثره. عدم براءة ذمة المدين إلا بإقرار من الدائن لهذا الوفاء أو عادت عليه منفعة منه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٧٦/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٥/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ١٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 350. PDF pages: 350.

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