Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3718

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

English translation of the principle

Creating a commercial instrument in payment of a prior obligation results in the creation of a new obligation, namely the negotiable-instrument obligation, alongside the underlying obligation. The creditor may have recourse against the debtor through an action on the instrument or an action on the underlying debt. - Apparent agency. Its rules apply to civil and commercial transactions whenever the conditions for their application are satisfied.
Arabic original
إنشاء ورقة تجارية وفاءً لالتزام سابق يترتب عليه نشوء التزام جديد هو الالتزام الصرفي إلى جانب الالتزام الأصلي. للدائن الرجوع على المدين بدعوى الصرف أو دعوى الدين الأصلي. - الوكالة الظاهرة. تسري أحكامها على المعاملات المدنية والتجارية متى توافرت شروط تطبيقها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ١٠٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 729.

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