Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3958

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

English translation of the principle

The surety's joint and several liability with the debtor. Effect thereof. The creditor may claim the debt from the surety alone. The creditor is not obliged to join the debtor as a party to the action when suing the surety alone. The principal must join the debtor. Contravention thereof. Effect thereof. Loss of his right of recourse against the debtor.
Arabic original
تضامن الكفيل مع المدين. أثره. للدائن مطالبة الكفيل وحده بالدين. عدم التزام الدائن بإدخال المدين خصماً في الدعوى عند مقاضاة الكفيل منفرداً. على الأصل إدخال المدين. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. سقوط حقه في الرجوع على المدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٣/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١٠/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٥١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 776.

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