Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3553

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity or voidability of the secured obligation. Its effect. The surety's obligation acquires the same character. The rationale therefor: the dependence of the surety's obligation on the principal obligation as to validity and nullity. Exception thereto: suretyship for the obligation of a person of diminished capacity on account of that diminished capacity.
Arabic original
بطلان الالتزام المكفول أو قابليته للإبطال. أثره. اكتساب التزام الكفيل ذات الصفة. علة ذلك: تبعية التزام الكفيل للالتزام الأصلي صحة وبطلاناً. يستثنى من ذلك: كفالة التزام ناقص الأهلية بسبب نقصها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 599. PDF pages: 599.

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