Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3906
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The criterion for the guarantor’s recourse against the debtor is that the guarantor has paid the debt to the creditor. The guarantor bears the burden of proving that payment.
Arabic original
المناط في رجوع الكفيل على المدين أن يكون قد وفى الدين للدائن. الكفيل يقع على كاهله عبء إثبات هذا الوفاء.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٦٢٨/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٥)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 658. PDF pages: 658.
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