Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3903

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

English translation of the principle

The jointly and severally liable guarantor. May not plead that recourse must first be had against the debtor or that the debtor's assets must first be exhausted, and if the guarantor pays the debt - 657 - Commercial the guarantor may have recourse against the remaining guarantors, whether by a subrogation action or a personal action.
Arabic original
الكفيل المتضامن. ليس له الدفع بالرجوع على المدين أولاً أو تجريده من أمواله وإذا وفي الدين - ٦٥٧ - تجاري كان له الرجوع على الكفلاء الباقين سواء بدعوى الحلول أو الدعوى الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثامن ص ٩٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 657. PDF pages: 657–658.

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