Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3928

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

English translation of the principle

Suretyship under the Commercial Law. Its nature. It is permissible to proceed against the surety rather than the debtor in the first instance. Proceeding against either does not extinguish the claim against the other. - 771 - Suretyship
Arabic original
الكفالة في قانون التجارة. ماهيتها. جواز مطالبة الكفيل دون المدين إبتداء. مطالبة أحدهما لا تسقط مطالبة الآخر. - 771 - كفالة
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/٨٠ تجاري جلسة ٤/٢/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 771.

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