Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3184

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

English translation of the principle

The aval guarantor. A surety jointly and severally liable with the debtor, and both are liable to the holder for the value of the instrument. The implication thereof: he may not resist the holder's claim by invoking the benefit of excussion or division, and the holder may have unconditional recourse against him.
Arabic original
الضامن الاحتياطي. كفيل متضامن مع المدين ويسألا في مواجهة الحامل بقيمة الورقة. مؤدى ذلك: ليس له دفع مطالبة الحامل بالتجريد أو بالتقسيم وللحامل الرجوع عليه رجوعاً غير مشروط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٥/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٦٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 538. PDF pages: 538.

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