Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3675
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The rule that there is no estate until debts are paid. Its implication. The estate remains encumbered after death by an accessory real right in favour of the deceased's creditors, such that an heir may not plead division of the debt. - The debtor's insolvency:-
Arabic original
قاعدة لا تركة إلا بعد سداد الدين. مؤداها. بقاء التركة بعد الوفاة منشغلة بحق عيني تبعي لدائني المتوفي مما لا يحق معه للوارث الدفع بانقسام الدين. - إعسار المدين:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٣/٨٥ مدني جلسة ١٣/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني- المجلد الثاني ص ٩٤١)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 621. PDF pages: 621.
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