Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2871

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

English translation of the principle

Suretyship. Its condition. The existence of a guaranteed obligation owed by the principal debtor and the existence of a contract between the surety and the creditor creating an obligation on the debtor to perform the original obligation which the debtor has not performed. The implication thereof. The surety's obligation is accessory to the original obligation; if the latter is void, that nullity extends to the surety's obligation. - Nullity of the company:-
Arabic original
الكفالة. شرطها. وجود التزام مكفول في ذمة المدين الأصلي ووجود عقد بين الكفيل والدائن يرتب التزاماً في ذمة المدين بتنفيذ الالتزام الأصلي الذي لم ينفذه المدين. مؤدى ذلك. أن التزام الكفيل هو التزام تابع للالتزام الأصلي فإذا بطل الأخير فإن هذا البطلان يشمل التزام الكفيل. - بطلان الشركة:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٦٦، ٥٧٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٠/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 489. PDF pages: 489.

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