Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3993

A guarantee is a gratuitous contract. It must be interpreted narrowly, without expansion, and in cases of doubt the contract is interpreted in the guarantor's favour. - Guaranteeing a future obligation. Permissible even if the obligation does not exist at the time of the guarantee. The condition for this: specifying a maximum limit for the guarantor's undertaking in the guarantee contract. The rationale thereof. Art. 749, Civil Code. An example.