Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2189

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

English translation of the principle

Payment by the employer discharging his liability towards the main contractor. Its condition. That the subcontractor be a creditor of the main contractor.
Arabic original
سداد رب العمل المبرىء لذمته قبل المقاول الأصلي. شرطه. أن يكون المقاول من الباطن دائناً للمقاول الأصلي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٦، ١٣٦/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 380. PDF pages: 380.

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