Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3932

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

English translation of the principle

A surety, whether jointly and severally liable or not, may invoke his discharge from the debt to the extent of the security allocated to repayment of the debt that the creditor may have lost through his fault. The condition for that. The surety must prove that he suffered damage as a result of this fault. Assessment of fault is within the authority of the court of merits, provided that it bases its assessment on reasonable grounds.
Arabic original
للكفيل متضامناً أو غير متضامن أن يتمسك ببراءة ذمته من الدين بقدر ما قد يكون الدائن قد أضاعه بخطئه من التأمينات المخصصة لسداد الدين. شرط ذلك. أن يثبت الكفيل أن ضرراً قد أصابه نتيجة هذا الخطأ. تقدير الخطأ من سلطة محكمة الموضوع شرط أن تقيم تقديرها على أسباب سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٠/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 772.

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