Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 649

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

English translation of the principle

Indivisibility. Its meaning. That adjudication of the matter admits of only one solution. A claim for compensation for the fault attributed to the deceased makes the dispute indivisible as regards the deceased's heirs. - The debtor's estate becomes encumbered by the deceased's debts and obligations immediately upon death. The creditors may recover their debts from it while it is in the hands of the heirs or their successors. An example concerning the indivisibility of the injured party's compensation action in relation to the deceased's heirs. Recourse for compensation:
Arabic original
عدم القابلية للتجزئة. المقصود به. أن يكون الفصل فيه لا يحتمل غير حل واحد. طلب التعويض عن الخطأ الموجه إلى المورث يجعل النزاع في حق ورثته غير قابل للتجزئة. - تركة المدين تنشغل بديون والتزامات المتوفي بمجرد الوفاة. لدائنيه استيفاء ديونهم منها تحت يد الورثة أو خلفائهم. مثال بشأن عدم تجزئة دعوى تعويض المضرور بالنسبة لورثة المتوفى. الرجوع بالتعويض:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧٠/٢٠٠٥ إداري جلسة ٢٩/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ١١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 132. PDF pages: 132.

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