Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2894

An heir standing as a litigant on behalf of the remaining heirs or the estate. Its condition. Where he has sued or been sued seeking a judgment for the estate in respect of a right belonging to it, or a judgment is sought against him on behalf of the estate in respect of a right enforceable against it. - Contesting claims directed against the estate through the heirs. Is indivisible. The implication thereof. It is sufficient for some to raise the defence for the others to benefit from it, since the person raising it is deemed to represent the remainder, who thus benefit from it. Example: an appeal by one heir without the others is deemed also to have been filed by them. - 491 - Procedure