Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2383
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A joint and several surety may not plead that recourse must first be had against the debtor or that the debtor’s assets must first be exhausted. If he pays the debt, he has recourse against the remaining sureties, whether by a subrogation action or a personal action.
Arabic original
الكفيل المتضامن ليس له الدفع بالرجوع على المدين أولاً ولا تجريد المدين من أمواله وإذا وفى الدين كان له الرجوع على الكفلاء الباقين سواء بدعوى الحلول أو الدعوى الشخصية.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٧٧/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص١١٩)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 447. PDF pages: 444.
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