Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4328

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

English translation of the principle

The creditor's exercising his debtor's rights. Its necessary consequence. His being regarded as the debtor's representative. A third party may oppose him with all the pleas available against the debtor. Its effect. Everything resulting from this exercise belongs to the debtor, enters his patrimony, and becomes a right belonging to him, shared by his creditors on a pro rata basis. Article 309, Civil Code.
Arabic original
استعمال الدائن حقوق مدينه. لازمه. اعتباره نائباً عنه. للغير أن يدفعه بكافة الدفوع التي قبل المدين. أثره. كل ما يترتب على هذا الاستعمال يكون للمدين ويدخل في ذمته المالية ويصبح حقاً له يتقاسمه دائنوه قسمة غرماء. م ٣٠٩ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٦٢/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٦/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٢١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 852.

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