Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3948

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

English translation of the principle

The debtor's bankruptcy and the creditor's failure to lodge his debt in the bankruptcy proceedings. Its effect. Loss of his right of recourse against the guarantor to the extent of what he would have recovered had he lodged his debt therein. - A manifestly unfounded defense. No fault attaches to the judgment if it disregards it. Example.
Arabic original
إفلاس المدين وعدم تقدم الدائن بالدين في التفليسة. أثره. سقوط حقه في الرجوع على الكفيل بقدر ما كان يستوفيه لو أنه تقدم بدينه فيها. - الدفاع الظاهر الفساد. لا على الحكم إن التفت عنه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 736. PDF pages: 733.

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