Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3131

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

English translation of the principle

Suretyship under the Commercial Code. Its nature. It is permissible to proceed against the surety rather than the debtor in the first instance. Proceeding against either does not extinguish the claim against the other.
Arabic original
الكفالة في قانون التجارة. ماهيتها. جواز مطالبة الكفيل دون المدين إبتداء. مطالبة أحدهما لا تسقط مطالبة الآخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/١٩٨٠ تجاري جلسة ٤/٢/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 532. PDF pages: 532.

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