Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1155

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The issuer's signature on the instrument. Its necessary consequence. His obligation to pay its value even if the cause of the indebtedness is not stated alongside it. The rationale therefor: the presumption that it has a lawful cause unless evidence to the contrary is established by the person alleging it.
Arabic original
توقيع مصدر السند عليه. لازمه. التزامه بدفع قيمته ولو لم يذكر معه سبب المديونية. علة ذلك: افتراض أن له سبباً مشروعاً ما لم يقم الدليل على غير ذلك ممن يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤٩/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٢١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 248. PDF pages: 248.

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