Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1387

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

English translation of the principle

The guarantor's joint and several liability with the debtor. Its effect. The creditor may claim the debt from the guarantor alone. The creditor is not obliged to join the debtor as a party to the action when suing the guarantor alone. The guarantor must join the debtor. Failure to do so. Its effect is forfeiture of his right of recourse against the debtor. Article 769, Civil Code. - 255 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
تضامن الكفيل مع المدين. أثره. للدائن مطالبة الكفيل وحده بالدين. عدم التزام الدائن بإدخال المدين خصماً في الدعوى عند مقاضاة الكفيل منفرداً. على الكفيل إدخال المدين. مخالفة ذلك. أثره سقوط حقه في الرجوع على المدين. م ٧٦٩ مدني. - ٢٥٥ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٣/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١٠/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 255. PDF pages: 252.

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