Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 320

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A clear provision with an evident meaning. It is impermissible to depart from it and adopt anything contrary to it. The reason for this. - A creditor of a general partnership has the right to claim his debt from the company alone, from any partner who was a member at the time of contracting, or from the company and the general partners together, without restriction. The reason for this: the unlimited liability of the general partners in their private assets. Articles 4, 22, Law 15 of 1960, as amended.
Arabic original
النص الواضح جلي المعنى. لا يجوز الخروج عليه والأخذ بما يخالفه. علة ذلك. - لدائن شركة التضامن الحق في المطالبة بدينه للشركة وحدها أو إلى أي شريك كان عضواً فيها وقت التعاقد أو إلى الشركة والشركاء المتضامنين معاً بغير قيد. علة ذلك: مسئولية الشركاء المتضامنين في أموالهم الخاصة مسئولية مطلقة. المادتان ٤، ٢٢ ق ١٥ لسنة ١٩٦٠ المعدل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٤٩، ١٣٦٠/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٢١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 403. PDF pages: 397.

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