Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2692

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

English translation of the principle

An agreement to settle the price by documentary credit is performed merely by opening the credit. - The system of opening a credit. A means of protection against possible bad faith by either party. Effect thereof. Merely opening the credit does not in itself discharge the buyer from the price so long as the amount of the credit has not actually been paid to the seller. To claim the price from the buyer on the basis of the sale contract.
Arabic original
الاتفاق على تسوية الثمن بطريق الاعتماد المستندي يتم تنفيذه بمجرد فتح الاعتماد. - نظام فتح الاعتماد. وسيلة حماية من سوء النية المحتمل من أحد الطرفين. أثر ذلك. مجرد فتح الاعتماد لا يؤدي بذاته إلى إبراء ذمه المشتري من الثمن ما دامت قيمة الاعتماد لم تصرف فعلاً للبائع. أن يطالب المشتري بالثمن بناء على عقد البيع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٩/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٩٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 522.

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