Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3991

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

English translation of the principle

Discharge of the joint and several or non-joint and several surety because the creditor has lost the securities securing the guaranteed debt. Its criterion. The loss of the security must be due to fault on the creditor's part, and the surety must prove the damage he sustained as a result and the amount of that damage.
Arabic original
براءة ذمة الكفيل المتضامن أو غير المتضامن بسبب إضاعة الدائن التأمينات الضامنة للدين المكفول. مناطه. أن تكون إضاعة التأمين بخطأ من الدائن وأن يثبت الكفيل ما أصابه من ضرر نتيجة ذلك ومقدار هذا الضرر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٦٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 781.

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