Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1010

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The insurer and the liable third party being obligated for the same debt, even though the sources of their obligations differ. Its effect. Their patrimonies are concurrently liable for its payment. - Permissibility of the creditor claiming the entire debt from the jointly and severally liable debtors collectively, or claiming it from one of them individually. Example. - Insurance against fire and storms:-
Arabic original
التزام المؤمن والغير المسئول بذات الدين وإن اختلف مصدر التزامهما. أثره. تضامم ذمتاهما في الوفاء به. - جواز مطالبة الدائن للمدينين المتضامنين مجتمعين بكامل الدين أو مطالبة أحدهم به منفرداً. مثال. - التأمين من الحريق والعواصف:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠٧/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ١٢/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 185. PDF pages: 185.

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