Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2121

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

English translation of the principle

A creditor's recourse against the surety under a commercial suretyship. Does not require first making a demand against the debtor. Its import. He has the choice of making a demand against either of them or against both together. His recourse against one does not extinguish his right to make a demand against the other. Where there are multiple sureties. Whoever has paid may have recourse against the others for his share of the debt and his portion of the share of the insolvent among them, whether by a personal action or an action by subrogation. Articles 98, 99 of the Commercial Code, 768 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
رجوع الدائن على الكفيل في الكفالة التجارية. لا يشترط مطالبته المدين أولا.ً مؤدى ذلك. له الخيار في مطالبة أيهما أو مطالبتهما معاً. رجوعه على أحدهما لا يسقط حقه في مطالبة الآخر. إذا تعدد الكفلاء. لمن أوفى الرجوع على الآخرين بحصته في الدين وبنصيبه في حصة المعسر منهم سواء بالدعوى الشخصية أو بدعوى الحلول. م٩٨، ٩٩ ق التجارة، ٧٦٨ ق المدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٩/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٨٥٦)

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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