Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1809

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

English translation of the principle

The cheque. Its nature. An instrument of payment whose cause is payment of a debt due to the person in whose favor it was drawn or to whom it passed, unless the drawer alleges otherwise and proves that the cause is different and that he issued it as security for performance of an obligation owed to him by the beneficiary.
Arabic original
الشيك. ماهيته. أداة وفاء سببها الوفاء بدين مستحق لمن حرر لصالحه أو لمن آل إليه ما لم يدع الساحب غير ذلك وأثبت أن السبب مغاير وأنه أصدره ضماناً لتنفيذ التزام له قبل المستفيد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 347. PDF pages: 347.

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