Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2397

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

English translation of the principle

The creditor may claim the entire debt from any of the debtors where the sources of the obligation are multiple. Basis and implication thereof. - The subcontractor and workers working for the principal contractor in carrying out the work may claim directly from the employer what is due to them from the principal contractor, within the limits of what is owed by the employer to the latter at the time the action is brought. Implication thereof. Example.
Arabic original
للدائن أن يطالب أيا من المدينين بكل الدين متى تعدد مصدر الالتزام. أساس ذلك ومؤداه. - للمقاول من الباطن والعمال الذين يشتغلون لحساب المقاول الأصلي في تنفيذ العمل أن يطالبوا رب العمل مباشرة بما يستحق لهم قبل المقاول الأصلي في حدود ما يكون لهذا الأخير على رب العمل وقت رفع الدعوى. مؤدى ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٠/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٠/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 450. PDF pages: 447.

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