Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3980

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

English translation of the principle

The task of the Court of Cassation is confined to examining only what was presented to the court of merits. An example concerning the guarantor's failure to invoke before the court of merits the creditor's not having recourse against him before having recourse against the debtor.
Arabic original
مهمة محكمة التمييز تتحدد بفحص ما كان معروضاً على محكمة الموضوع فحسب. مثال بشأن عدم تمسك الكفيل أمام محكمة الموضوع لعدم رجوع الدائن عليه قبل رجوعه على المدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٦/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٣/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 779.

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