Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2120

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

English translation of the principle

Statutory subrogation of the person paying the debt. Its condition. The payer must have paid the creditor the debt owed by the debtor, not a debt owed by the payer himself.
Arabic original
حلول الموفي بالدين حلولاً قانونياً. شرطه. أن يكون الموفى قد وفى المدائن بالدين المترتب في ذمة المدين لا بدين مترتب في ذمته هو.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/١٩٨٢ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٣/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٨٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 369. PDF pages: 369.

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