Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3124

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

English translation of the principle

A debtor owing several debts of the same kind to one creditor. He may choose the debt he wishes to discharge by deduction from them or by setting them off against a counter-debt owed to him by the creditor, unless an agreement or a provision of law prevents him from doing so.
Arabic original
المدين الذي في ذمته ديون متعددة من جنس واحد لدائن واحد. جواز أن يختار الدين الذي يريد الوفاء به خصماً منها أو بالتقاص فيها مع ما له من دين مقابل في ذمة الدائن ما لم يمنعه اتفاق أو نص في القانون من ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٢/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 531. PDF pages: 531.

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