Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3689

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

English translation of the principle

Multiple sources of the obligation and the existence of multiple debtors for a single debt. Its effect. The creditor may demand it from them collectively or from one of them individually. The reason for this. The obligation in this case is an obligation in solidum based on the multiplicity and independence of the legal ties linking the debtors to the creditor.
Arabic original
تعدد مصدر الالتزام ووجود مدينين متعددين عن دين واحد. أثره. للدائن أن يطالبهم به مجتمعين أو أحدهم منفرداً. علة ذلك. أن الالتزام في هذه الحالة يكون التزاماً تضاممياً يقوم على تعدد واستقلال الروابط التي تربط المدينين بالدائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٨، ٣٨/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٩١٠)

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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