Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3293

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

English translation of the principle

The drawer’s negligence in safeguarding the cheque book delivered to him by the bank entails his liability, rather than that of the drawee bank, toward the injured endorsees. The drawer’s obligation to safeguard the book. The obligation of an ordinary person. - Inferring or negating the drawer’s fault. A matter of fact. Independently determined by the trial court, provided its inference is reasonable.
Arabic original
إهمال الساحب في المحافظة على دفتر الشيكات المسلم إليه من البنك يترتب عليه مسئولية دون البنك المسحوب عليه قبل المظهر إليهم المضرورين. التزام الساحب بالمحافظة على الدفتر. التزام الرجل العادي. - استخلاص خطأ الساحب أو نفيه. واقع. تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. متى كان سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني- المجلد الثالث ص ٧٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 611. PDF pages: 611.

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