Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3984

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

English translation of the principle

The existence or absence of suretyship. A matter of fact independently determined by the trial court. - The prerequisite for the surety’s recourse against the debtor is that he has paid the debt to the creditor. The surety bears the burden of proving this payment.
Arabic original
قيام الكفالة أو نفيها. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. - المناط في رجوع الكفيل على المدين أن يكون قد وفى الدين للدائن. الكفيل يقع على كاهله عبء إثبات هذا الوفاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢٨/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 780.

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