Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 346

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

English translation of the principle

The rule that there is no estate until debts have been paid. Its implication: that the estate remains encumbered, immediately upon death, by the deceased's debts and obligations, so that his creditors are entitled to pursue it. The effect thereof: the heir is liable for the deceased's debts only within the limits of what has devolved upon him from the deceased's estate. Example.
Arabic original
قاعدة لا تركة إلا بعد سداد الدين. مؤداها: أن تظل التركة منشغلة بمجرد الوفاة بديون والتزامات المتوفي فيحق لدائنيه تتبعها. أثر ذلك : أن الوارث لا يسأل عن ديون المورث إلا في حدود ما آل إليه من تركة مورثه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٩/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ١٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 409. PDF pages: 403.

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