Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3691

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

English translation of the principle

The source of the obligation. Its multiplicity while its subject matter remains one, as where there are multiple debtors for a single debt and the creditor may claim the entire debt from them or any of them. Their obligation is an obligation in solidum. None of the debtors benefits from establishment of the other's liability so long as his own liability has been established.
Arabic original
مصدر الالتزام. تعدده مع بقاء محله واحداً كأن يوجد مدينون متعددون عن دين واحد ويكون للدائن أن يطالبهم أو أياً منهم بكل الدين. التزامهم التزام تضاممي. عدم استفادة أي من المدينين من ثبوت مسئولية الآخر ما دامت مسئوليته هو قد تحققت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٧٧، ٧٧٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السابع ص ٥١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 624. PDF pages: 624.

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