Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1796

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Discharge by the debtor through tender to the creditor during the hearing. Restricted to monetary debts and no others. An example concerning a cheque. - Merely drawing a cheque does not discharge its drawer, nor does it extinguish the drawer’s obligation unless the drawee pays its value to the beneficiary. Rationale thereof. Example.
Arabic original
إبراء المدين لذمته بطريق العرض على الدائن حال المرافعة. اقتصاره على الدين النقدي دون غيره. مثال بشأن شيك. - مجرد سحب الشيك غير مبرىء لذمة صاحبه ولا ينقضي به التزامه ما لم يقم المسحوب عليه بصرف قيمته للمستفيد. علة ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٤/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٤/٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 345. PDF pages: 345.

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