Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3686

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

English translation of the principle

Different sources of the debtors’ obligations in respect of a single debt. Its effect. They are all considered liable in solidum for performance of the obligation. An example concerning the difference between the source of the appellant’s obligation arising from an unlawful act and the source of the insurance company’s obligation for the same compensation.
Arabic original
اختلاف مصدر التزام المدينين عن دين واحد. أثره. اعتبارهم جميعاً مسئولين عن الوفاء بالالتزام تضاممياً. مثال بشأن اختلاف مصدر التزام الطاعن عن العمل غير المشروع عن مصدر التزام شركة التأمين بذات التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٢، ٦٢/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٩٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 623. PDF pages: 623.

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